title: [Digestive infections in the elderly].
abstract: Digestive infections are more frequent in the elderly, due mainly to physiological changes linked to age, comorbidities, medication and a communal living environment. Whether treatment is medical or surgical, the clinical and para-clinical assessment must be precise in order to provide the optimal treatment.
authors.affiliation: Service d'hépato-gastro-entérologie, CH Le Mans. cpilette@ch-lemans.fr
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pilette
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D002764:Cholecystitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D010538:Peritonitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents