title: Epidemiology and unique aspects of aging and infectious diseases.
abstract: The elderly population will grow rapidly over the next 25 years. The majority of patients with serious or life-threatening infections will be old. It is imperative that primary care physicians and infectious diseases specialists become aware of and knowledgeable about the special and unique aspects of infections in the geriatric population.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science and Martin Luther King, Jr.-Charles R. Drew Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA 90059, USA. toyoshik@cdrewu.edu
authors.forename: T T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents