| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 519 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Infectious disease |
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Infectious disease (Totowa, N.J.)
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| Contents |
Concepts and principles of infections and aging -- Epidemiology of aging and infectious diseases -- Factors predisposing to infection -- Clinical features of infection -- Role and importance of functional assessment in infections -- Principles of antimicrobial therapy -- Common infections -- Sepsis -- Bronchitis and pneumonia -- Tuberculosis in older adults -- Infective endocarditis -- Intra-abdominal infections -- Infectious diarrhea -- Urinary tract infection -- Bacterial meningitis and brain abscess -- Osteomyelitis and septic arthritis -- Skin and soft tissues infections -- Herpes zoster -- Orofacial and odontogenic infections in the elderly -- Ocular infections -- Otitis externa, otitis media, and sinusitis -- Prosthetic joint infections in elderly patients -- Staphylococcal and enterococcal infections -- Fungal infections -- Viral infections -- Unique infectious disease problems -- Infections in the long-term care setting -- Infection control programs in nursing homes -- Infections in diabetes -- Vaccinations -- Nutrition and infection -- Sexually transmitted diseases -- Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- SARS and West Nile virus |
| Summary |
Because aging is accompanied by a steady decline in resistance to infectious diseases, the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases in the elderly is not only much more complex, but also often quite different from that for younger patients. This work reviews the most important common infections affecting the elderly |
| Analysis |
epidemiologie |
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epidemiology |
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geriatrie |
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geriatrics |
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infectieziekten |
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infectious diseases |
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geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Communicable diseases in old age.
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Infection.
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Older people.
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Communicable diseases.
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Infections
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Aged
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Communicable Diseases
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Infection Control
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elderly.
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MEDICAL -- Geriatrics.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing -- Gerontology.
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Communicable diseases in old age.
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Older people
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Infection
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Communicable diseases
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Communicable diseases in old age
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Gerontologie.
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Bejaardenzorg.
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Infecties.
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Epidemiologie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yoshikawa, Thomas T.
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Norman, Dean C.
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| ISBN |
9781603275347 |
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1603275347 |
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1603275339 |
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9781603275330 |
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