title: Geriatric Infectious Diseases: Current Concepts on Diagnosis and Management.
abstract: New information on infectious diseases in older adults has become available in the past 20 years. In this review, in-depth discussions on the general problem of geriatric infectious diseases (epidemiology, pathogenesis, age-related host defenses, clinical manifestations, diagnostic approach); diagnosis and management of bacterial pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and Clostridium difficile infection; and the unique challenges of diagnosing and managing infections in a long-term care setting are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Los Angeles, California.|David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Thomas T
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Yoshikawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California.|University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Dean C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016360:Clostridioides difficile; D004761:Enterocolitis, Pseudomembranous / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D005853:Geriatrics; D006801:Humans; D000068884:Immunosenescence; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D007252:Influenza Vaccines; D022242:Pneumococcal Vaccines
keywords: aging; geriatric; infection; infectious disease; long-term care