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Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

  • 1st Edition, Volume 32-3 - July 15, 2016
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Thomas T. Yoshikawa, Dean C. Norman
  • Language: English

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 th… Read more

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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.

Table of contents

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

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Volume: 32-3
  • Published: July 20, 2016
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Thomas T. Yoshikawa

Affiliations and expertise
Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles; Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, Los Angeles, California

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Dean C. Norman

Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Medicine and Geriatrics, Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California