Genitourinary infection in older women.
As they age, women become increasingly susceptible to all infectious processes. Compounding increased susceptibility are the aging process and chronic and coexisting diseases that can mask or confound an infectious process. Infections in older women may present atypically, which hinders diagnosis and treatment. The presentation, treatment, and nursing care involved in treating elderly women with urinary tract infections and vulvovaginitis are discussed.
Sale
P G
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Department of Urology, McGuire Medical Group, Richmond, VA, USA.
D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017698:Postmenopause / Q000502:physiology; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy; D014627:Vaginitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy