title: [Infectious risk factors with special attention to elderly patients].
abstract: This short review focuses on non-specific defences against infectious agents and the immune response in the elderly patient. The problem of hypogammaglobulinemia in patients with myeloma or leukemia, and its treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins, is also discussed.
authors: Abteilung für Nephrologie, Kantonsspital Basel.
authors: I
authors: I
authors: Binet
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Schifferli
mesh_terms: D000361:Agammaglobulinemia / Q000276:immunology; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007136:Immunoglobulins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood; D012307:Risk Factors; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D007136:Immunoglobulins; D007376:Interleukin-2
vernacular_title: Facteurs de risque infectieux avec une attention plus particulière pour les patients âgés.