title: Infections in elderly cancer patients.
abstract: In order to approach infections in elderly patients with cancer, one must have an understanding of infections in normal elderly populations. This article approaches infections in elderly patients by an examination of host factors, presentation of various organisms, infections of various body sites, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality; D009181:Mycoses / Q000209:etiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D010272:Parasitic Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000209:etiology