Bacterial pneumonia is among the most frequent diagnoses that bring elderly patients to the Emergency Department. The morbidity and mortality subsequent to these infections is very high among these individuals, and presenting symptoms and signs may be subtle. Gram-negative bacilli, H. influenzae, and...
People who have a weakened immune system also have an increased risk for bacterial pneumonia. These include those who recently had anorgan transplant. People who areHIVpositive, or who haveleukemia,lymphoma, or severekidney diseasealso stand a greater chance of developing the infection. Symptoms The...
BACKGROUND: Patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are at increased risk for bacterial pneumonia in addition to opportunistic infection... RE Hirschtick,J Glassroth,MC Jordan,... - 《N Engl J Med》 被引量: 1780发表: 1995年 Bacterial pneumonia in the elderly. Five hundred...
482.2Pneumonia,Haemophilus influenzae View chapterExplore book Infectious Diseases in Geriatric Medicine Thomas J.MarrieMD, FRCPC,Thomas M.FileJr.MD, MSc, inClinics in Geriatric Medicine, 2016 Introduction Bacterial pneumoniais one of the most common infections in the elderly adult. Pneumonia is a dis...
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Pneumonia can be generally defined as an infection of the lung parenchyma, in which consolidation of the affected part and a filling of the alveolar air spaces with exudate, inflammatory cells, and fibrin is characteristic. Infection by bacteria or virus
How is bacterial pneumonia diagnosed?Your healthcare provider will ask about your signs and symptoms and examine you. You may need any of the following tests:Pulse oximetry measures the amount of oxygen in your blood. Blood tests are used to check for infection. A chest x-ray may show ...
Cases and Symptoms There are approximately 1.4 million cases of this in the United States per year. It is transmitted through unprotected sex. Sometimes you may have symptoms such as discharge or pain, but commonly people tend to not display symptoms and be unaware that they have it. This is...
Fever and other symptoms and signs typically associated with bacterial infections in younger patients may be absent in older adults [4]. The value of biomarkers in diagnosing serious infection in older adults remains uncertain. Older patients hospitalised with community acquired pneumonia (CAP) mount ...
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