Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly patient. Clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment

J T Granton; R F Grossman

Community-acquired pneumonia in the elderly patient. Clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment

Clin Chest Med. 1993 Sep;14(3):537-53.

Authors

J T Granton¹, R F Grossman

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada.

PMID: 8222568

Abstract

The relationship between age and the incidence of and mortality associated with pneumonia is complex. Age itself may not be an independent risk factor, because elderly patients also have a concomitant increase in the number of underlying risk factors for disease. The authors review the clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment of community-acquired pneumonia.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Age Factors
Aged
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Bacterial Vaccines
Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology
Community-Acquired Infections / therapy
Female
Haemophilus Vaccines
Humans
Incidence
Influenza Vaccines
Male
Middle Aged
Nutrition Assessment
Pneumococcal Vaccines
Pneumonia* / complications
Pneumonia* / diagnosis
Pneumonia* / epidemiology
Pneumonia* / immunology
Pneumonia* / therapy
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bacterial Vaccines
Haemophilus Vaccines
Influenza Vaccines
Pneumococcal Vaccines