ABSTRACT
Written by leading authorities, this reference provides quick access to essential information on specific antibiotics, major clinical infections, selected pathogens, and infections in long-term elderly-care facilities. It summarizes an array of topics related to infectious diseases in older adults, including epidemiology, clinical manifestations, altered host resistance, and pharmacology. The authors detail the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of major infections in the elderly, present up-to-date research on common pathogens that cause infections, and discuss modern procedures to avoid the spread of diseases such as influenza, pneumonia, herpes zoster, and hepatitis.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part SECTION I|76 pages
IMPORTANT PRINCIPLES AND CONCEPTS OF AGING
part SECTION II|292 pages
SPECIFIC IMPORTANT ANTIBIOTICS
part SECTION III|248 pages
MAJOR CLINICAL INFECTIONS
part SECTION IV|60 pages
SELECTED PATHOGENS
part SECTION V|46 pages
INFECTIONS IN LONG-TERM CARE