Overview
A panel of well known and highly experienced geriatric physicians and infectious disease experts review the most important common infections affecting the elderly and delineate their proven diagnostic, therapeutic, and preventive techniques for dealing with such common organ system problems as urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and ocular infections, as well as such specific microbial infections as tuberculosis, fungal, and viral infections. Also discussed are sepsis, infective endocarditis, intraabdominal infections, bacterial meningitis, osteomyelitis and septic arthritis, and prosthetic device infections. Comprehensive, informative, and easily accessible, Infectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook offers all physicians treating geriatric patients today's quickest and most up-to-date guide to the understanding, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of infectious disease problems in the elderly.
Full Product Details
Author: T. Yoshikawa ,
Dean C. Norman
Publisher: Humana Press Inc.
Imprint: Humana Press Inc.
Dimensions:
Width: 17.80cm
, Height: 2.50cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.002kg
ISBN: 9780896037441
ISBN 10: 0896037444
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 18 August 2000
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Out of stock
Reviews
This book is subdivided into three well-organized sections: concepts and principles of infection among the aged (including a review of the changing immune systems of the elderly and an overview of recent epidemiologic trends among the elderly); chapters on common infectious diseases (i.e., endocarditis, UTIs); and chapters on unique concerns among elderly such as management of infections in the long-term care setting. The greatest strengths are in the areas not covered in most texts: immunization, prevention, and altered pharmacodynamics...The references and index are well organized and contain up-to-date references...This is an excellent quick review of the pertinent infectious diseases issues among the geriatric population...The value of this text is enhanced by the topics covered that are often overlooked in others including multi-drug-resistant bacterial infections, long-term care-related problems, and immunization issues among the elderly. - Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal The second section of the book, which deals with specific infections , has some very useful and well-written chapters. The chapter on sepsis is up-to-date and informative. The chapter on tuberculosis is an excellent and relevant source of information about this disease in elderly people. The chapter on intra-abdominal infections is also informative, as is the chapter on urinary tract infections. The chapter on viral infections is well written The chapter on nutrition and infection gives an excellent overview of nutrition in the elderly population and its effect on the immune system. I would recommend this book to general -medicine physicians who treat elderly patients. - Clinical Infectious Diseases
