Infectious disease in the aging : clinical handbook
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Thomas T Yoshikawa; Dean C Norman
- ناشر : Dordrecht : Humana Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2009
- شابک / ISBN : 9781603275330
Description
Concepts and Principles of Infections and Aging.- Epidemiology of aging and infectious diseases.- Factors predisposing to Infection.- Clinical features of infections.- Role and importance of functional assessment in infections.- Principles of antimicrobial therapy.- Common Infections.- Sepsis.- Bronchitis and pneumonia.- Tuberculosis.- Infective endocarditis.- Intraabdominal infections.- Infectious diarrhea (Note: will include D. difficile and norovirus).- Urinary tract infection.- Bacterial meningitis and brain abscess.- Osteomyelits and septic arthritis.- Skin and soft tissue infections.- Herpes zoster.- Orofacial and odontogenic infections.- Ocular infections.- Otitis externa, otitis media and sinusitis.- Prosthetic device infections.- Staphylococcal and enterococcal infections.- Fungal infections.- Viral infections.- Special or Unique Infectious Disease Problems.- Infections in long-term care setting.- Infection control in long-term care setting.- Infection in diabetics.- Vaccinations.- Nutrition and infection.- Sexually transmitted diseases (excluding HIV/AIDS).- Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome.- Severe acute respiratory syndrome and West Nile virus infection.
In this updated handbook, a panel of well known and highly experienced geriatric physicians and infectious disease experts review the most important common infections affecting the elderly and delineate their well-proven techniques.
