title: Reducing the risk of infection in a 74-year-old man who is to receive prednisone.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Shafran
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont.
authors.forename: Paul E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Bunce
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine (Shafran, Bunce, Gold), University of Toronto; Division of Infectious Diseases (Bunce, Gold), University Health Network, Toronto, Ont. wayne.gold@uhn.ca.
authors.forename: Wayne L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Gold
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D019694:Hepatitis B, Chronic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D019259:Lamivudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055985:Latent Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D010391:Pemphigoid, Bullous / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011020:Pneumonia, Pneumocystis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D013322:Strongyloidiasis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D019259:Lamivudine; D011241:Prednisone