HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS

Authors
TAYLOR ME OPPENHEIM BA
Citation
Me. Taylor et Ba. Oppenheim, HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS, The Journal of hospital infection, 38(4), 1998, pp. 245-260
Citations number
192
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
The Journal of hospital infection → ACNP
ISSN journal
01956701
Volume
38
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
245 - 260
Database
ISI
SICI code
0195-6701(1998)38:4<245:HIIEP>2.0.ZU;2-8
Abstract
Increasing numbers of elderly people are being treated in hospitals an d are at particular risk of acquiring infections. The incidence, risk factors and types of hospital-acquired infection (HAI) in the elderly are reviewed. Special reference is made to urinary tract infections, r espiratory tract infections, gastrointestinal infections including Clo stridium difficile, bacteraemia, skin and soft tissue infections and i nfections with antibiotic-resistant organisms.