Pneumonia in the older patient. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • This article examines the bacteriology, clinical features, therapy for, and prevention of pneumonia in older patients. The discussion focuses on patients who develop pneumonia out of the hospital, including individuals with community-acquired pneumonia and health care-associated pneumonia. Health care-associated pneumonia incorporates patients who live in nursing homes when they develop pneumonia and in many instances requires management similar to nosocomial pneumonia. We have chosen not to discuss nosocomial pneumonia in older patients because it does not have distinctive features or a different management approach than when this illness arises in younger patients.

publication date

  • December 1, 2007

Research

keywords

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Bacteria
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 35448942292

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.ccm.2007.08.004

PubMed ID

  • 17967292

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 28

issue

  • 4