This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest edited by Drs. Thomas T. Yoshikawa and Dean C. Norman, is devoted to Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine. Articles in this issue include: Host Resistance and Immunology of Aging; Clinical Features of Infection; Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy; Bacterial Pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Intraabdominal Infections; Infectious Diarrhea: Clostridium Difficile and Norovirus; Urinary Tract Infection; Herpes Zoster; Bone and Joint Infections; Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Infections in the Long-Term Care Setting; and Vaccinations.
By:
Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dean C. Norman Imprint: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division Country of Publication: United States Volume: 32-3 Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 152mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 522g ISBN:9780323459655 ISBN 10: 032345965X Series:The Clinics: Internal Medicine Publication Date:20 July 2016 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Hardback Publisher's Status: Active
1. Preface 2. Host Resistance and Immune Aging 3. Clinical Features of Infection in Older Adults 4. Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy in Older Adults 5. Bacterial Pneumonia in Older Adults 6. Tuberculosis in Older Adults 7. Intraabdominal Infections in Older Adults 8. Infectious Diarrhea: Norovirus and Clostridium difficile in Older Adults 9. Urinary Tract Infections in the Older Adult 10. Herpes Zoster 11. Bone and Joint Infections in Older Adults 12. Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Older Adults 13. Infections in Nursing Homes: Epidemiology and Prevention Programs 14. Vaccinations for the Older Adult 15. Index