Journal article
Bacteremia among elderly patients: relationship between age, comorbidity and mortality
Abstract
Evaluation of: Sogaard M, Sconheyder HC, Riis A, Sorensen HT, Norgaard M: Short-term mortality in relation to age and comorbidity in older adults with community-acquired bacteremia: a population-based cohort study. J. Am. Geriatr. Soc. 56(9), 1593–1600 (2008). It is widely recognized that aging has an independent negative impact on the outcome of infectious diseases, including bacteremia. It is also well known that the number of comorbid …
Authors
Bader MS; Loeb M
Journal
Aging Health, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 39–42
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Publication Date
February 2009
DOI
10.2217/1745509x.5.1.39
ISSN
1745-509X