title: Bacterial Pneumonia in Older Adults.
abstract: Community-acquired pneumonia is common in the elderly person; its presentation in this population is often confounded by multiple comorbid illnesses, including those that result in confusion. Although severity-of-illness scoring systems might aid decision-making, clinical judgment following a careful assessment is key in deciding on the site of care and appropriate therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Electronic address: t.marrie@dal.ca.
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Marrie
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA; Infectious Disease Division, Summa Health System, 75 Arch Street, Suite 506, Akron, OH 44304, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: File
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003657:Decision Making; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors
keywords: Community-acquired; Elderly; Etiology; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Treatment