Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. The Clinics: Internal Medicine Volume 37-1

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Book
February 2023
Region: North America
Elsevier Health Science
ID: 5671559

In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections, including COVID-19, in older adults.

Contains 12 practice-oriented topics including sexually transmitted infections in older adults; resistant bacterial infections in older adults; anticoagulation and COVID-19 in long-term care;� antimicrobial stewardship in older adults; prevention of COVID-19 in older adults; and more.�
Provides in-depth clinical reviews on infections in older adults, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.�
Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.�

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Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults
Vaccines for the Prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 in Older Adults
Sexually Transmitted Infections in Older Adults: Increasing Tide and How to Stem It
Health Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Prevention
Update on Clostridioides difficile Infection in Older Adults
Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Older Adults
Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Older Adults
Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life
Update in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aging
Acute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults

Authors

Puja Van Epps Director, Outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinic, HIV Lead Clinician Site Lead, HIV Telehealth hub , VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Assistant Professor of Medicine. David H. Canaday Associate Director, Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Staff Physician, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University.

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