Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book: Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

by Puja Van Epps MD (Editor), David H. Canaday MD (Editor)

Overview

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 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. - 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.  - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on infections in older adults, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.  - 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. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780443182259
Publisher:	Elsevier Science
Publication date:	02/21/2023
Series:	The Clinics: Internal Medicine
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	15 MB
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Table of Contents

Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older AdultsVaccines for the Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Older AdultsSexually Transmitted Infections in Older Adults: Increasing Tide and How to Stem ItHealth Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and PreventionUpdate on Clostridioides difficile Infection in Older AdultsVaccine-Preventable Diseases in Older AdultsOutpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Older AdultsConsidering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of LifeUpdate in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and AgingAcute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults