TY - JOUR
T1 - Infectious disease emergencies in the geriatric population
AU - Jacobs, L. G.
PY - 1993
Y1 - 1993
N2 - Infectious diseases continue to be a common cause for emergency department visits among the elderly population. This phenomenon may be due to the existence of comorbid diseases as well as alterations in immune function with senescence. Diagnosis and acute management of specific infections are discussed in this article, including meningitis, endocarditis, urinary tract and skin infections, septic shock, and fever of unknown origin.
AB - Infectious diseases continue to be a common cause for emergency department visits among the elderly population. This phenomenon may be due to the existence of comorbid diseases as well as alterations in immune function with senescence. Diagnosis and acute management of specific infections are discussed in this article, including meningitis, endocarditis, urinary tract and skin infections, septic shock, and fever of unknown origin.
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U2 - 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30392-6
DO - 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30392-6
M3 - Review article
C2 - 8374857
AN - SCOPUS:0027323838
SN - 0749-0690
VL - 9
SP - 559
EP - 575
JO - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
JF - Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
IS - 3
ER -
