[Infections in the elderly, especially in nursing homes].
From the viewpoint of defense against micro-organisms it is diagnostically important to differentiate between frontier activity, frontier incident and invasion through the frontier. The barrier of the older body can be characterised by a multiple vulnerability, injury and pathology. Endogenous and exogenous (including therapeutic) causal factors are discussed. A management of vigilance and treatment of functional disturbances of the barrier of the old body is suggested.
D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity; D017053:Infection Control; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D009735:Nursing Homes
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
Infecties bij bejaarden, met name in het verpleeghuis.