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Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
- 1st Edition, Volume 37-1 - February 21, 2023
- Editors: Puja Van Epps, David H. Canaday
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 2 4 - 2
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 1 8 2 2 5 - 9
In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in… Read more
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Request a sales quoteIn this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections, including COVID-19, in older adults.
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Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including sexually transmitted infections in older adults; resistant bacterial infections in older adults; anticoagulation and COVID-19 in long-term care; antimicrobial stewardship in older adults; prevention of COVID-19 in older adults; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on infections in older adults, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
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- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Preface
- Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Future directions
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Vaccines for the Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Immune changes in older adults: clinical implications for vaccination
- Efficacy of current coronavirus disease 2019 vaccines among older adults
- Challenges of vaccination in older adults
- Proposed strategies to optimize vaccines for older adults
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Sexually Transmitted Infections in Older Adults: Increasing Tide and How to Stem It
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections in older adults
- Sexuality and aging: facts versus fiction
- Addressing sexual health in older adults: barriers and facilitators
- Preventing sexually transmitted infections in older adults: using all the tools in the toolbox
- Treatment of sexually transmitted infections in older adults: special considerations
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Health Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Prevention
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Update on Clostridioides difficile Infection in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Pathogenesis
- Asymptomatic carriage of toxigenic C difficile
- Epidemiology
- Clinical presentation
- Diagnosis
- Management
- Fecal microbiota transplantation
- Educating and empowering patients
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Aging and the immune system
- Influenza
- Pneumococcal infections
- Herpes zoster
- Tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Meningococcus
- Haemophilus influenzae type B
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosures
- Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life
- Key points
- Introduction
- Potential Benefits of Antimicrobials at the End of Life
- Potential Harms of Antimicrobials at the End of Life
- Approaching Diagnostics at the End of Life
- Ethical Considerations of Antimicrobial Prescribing at the End of Life
- Putting the Pieces Together: A framework for Considering the Unique Aspects of Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Update in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aging
- Key points
- Introduction
- Epidemiology
- Biological aging in people with human immunodeficiency virus
- Long-term effects of antiretroviral therapy
- Effects of human immunodeficiency virus and antiretroviral therapy based on organ system
- Age-related systemic conditions
- Primary care of older adults with human immunodeficiency virus
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- Acute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults
- Key points
- Introduction
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Clinical care points
- Summary
- Disclosure
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 37-1
- Published: February 21, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780443182242
- eBook ISBN: 9780443182259
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Puja Van Epps
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinic, HIV Lead Clinician Site Lead, HIV Telehealth hub , VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Assistant Professor of MedicineDC
David H. Canaday
Affiliations and expertise
Associate Director, Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Staff Physician, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University