Infectious disease in the aging (a clinical handbook)

In this volume, selected geriatric physicians and infectious disease specialists review the most important common infections affecting the elderly, and delineate the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prevention techniques they have found successful for dealing with them.

concepts & principles of infections & aging: epidemiology of aging and infectious diseases. - Factors predisposing to infections. - Clinical features of infections. - Principles of antimicrobial therapy - Specific infections: Sepsis. - Bronchitis and pneunomia. - Tuberculosis. - infective endocarditis. - Intraabdominal infections. - Urinary tract infection. - Bacterial meningitis. - Osteomyelitis ans septic arthritis. - Skin and soft tissue infections. - Orofacial and odontogenic infections. - Otitis externa, otitis media ans sinusitis. - Ocular infections. - Prosthetic device infections. - Viral infections. - Special infectious disease problems: Infections and infection control in the long-term care setting. - Multi drug resistant organisms in long-term care facilities. - Infections in diabetics - Vaccinations - Nutrition and infection. - Sexually transmitted diseases. - Infectious diseases anf aging