title: Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly patient. Clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment.
abstract: The relationship between age and the incidence of and mortality associated with pneumonia is complex. Age itself may not be an independent risk factor, because elderly patients also have a concomitant increase in the number of underlying risk factors for disease. The authors review the clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Granton
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Grossman
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013296:Streptococcus pneumoniae
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D001428:Bacterial Vaccines; D018073:Haemophilus Vaccines; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines