Epidemiology and unique aspects of aging and infectious diseases

被引：264

作者：

Yoshikawa, TT

机构：

[1] Charles R Drew Univ Med & Sci, Dept Internal Med, Los Angeles, CA 90059 USA

[2] Martin Luther King Jr Charles R Drew Med Ctr, Los Angeles, CA USA

来源：

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES | 2000年 / 30卷 / 06期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1086/313792

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

The elderly population will grow rapidly over the next 25 years. The majority of patients with serious or life-threatening infections will be old. It is imperative that primary care physicians and infectious diseases specialists become aware of and knowledgeable about the special and unique aspects of infections in the geriatric population.

引用

页码：931 / 933

页数：3

共 33 条

[1]

ALVAREZ S, 1990, INFECTIONS NURSING H, P41

[2]

BEESON PB, 1985, YALE J BIOL MED, V58, P71

[3]

Ben-Yehuda A, 1992, Clin Geriatr Med, V8, P701

[4] FEVER RESPONSE IN ELDERLY NURSING-HOME RESIDENTS - ARE THE OLDER TRULY COLDER [J].