Journal article
Pneumonia in the elderly
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review provides an update on new data about the etiology, clinical characteristics, outcomes, and prevention of community-acquired pneumonia. The impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome in older persons is also addressed.
RECENT FINDINGS: Streptococcus pneumoniae remains the most important cause of community-acquired pneumonia in the very elderly (80 years and over). Pneumococcus is also an important etiologic agent …
Authors
Loeb M
Journal
Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 127–130
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
April 2004
DOI
10.1097/00001432-200404000-00010
ISSN
0951-7375