Infectious Disease in the Aging: A Clinical Handbook

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Front Matter....Pages i-xiv Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Epidemiology of Aging and Infectious Diseases....Pages 3-6 Factors Predisposing to Infection....Pages 7-12 Clinical Features of Infections....Pages 13-18 Principles of Antimicrobial Therapy....Pages 19-29 Front Matter....Pages 31-31 Sepsis....Pages 33-52 Bronchitis and Pneumonia....Pages 53-65 Tuberculosis....Pages 67-77 Infective Endocarditis....Pages 79-90 Intraabdominal Infections....Pages 91-98 Urinary Tract Infection....Pages 99-111 Bacterial Meningitis....Pages 113-124 Osteomyelitis and Septic Arthritis....Pages 125-138 Skin and Soft-Tissue Infections....Pages 139-145 Orofacial and Odontogenic Infections....Pages 147-162 Otitis Externa, Otitis Media, and Sinusitis....Pages 163-174 Ocular Infections....Pages 175-195 Prosthetic Device Infections....Pages 197-210 Fungal Infections....Pages 211-224 Viral Infections....Pages 225-242 Front Matter....Pages 243-243 Infections and Infection Control in the Long-Term Care Setting....Pages 245-256 Front Matter....Pages 243-243 Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms in Long-Term Care Facilities....Pages 257-275 Infections in Diabetics....Pages 277-286 Vaccinations....Pages 287-298 Nutrition and Infection....Pages 299-312 Sexually Transmitted Diseases....Pages 313-321 Infectious Diseases and Aging....Pages 323-326 Back Matter....Pages 327-336