La incidencia de neumonía aumenta con la edad y afecta la morbilidad y mortalidad en adultos mayores. Este artículo revisa conceptos actuali-zados sobre el manejo de la neumonía en adultos mayores, estratificación de riesgo, antibioticote-rapia y tratamiento adyuvante. Se enfatizan as-pectos de prevención y consideraciones en cuan-to al abordaje geriátrico.
Background: Many patients with a central venous catheter (CVC) presents with an associated complication (mechanic, infectious or thrombotic), and most of the bloodstream infections are
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