Infection in the Elderly

Htwe, Tin Han; Mushtaq, Adnan; Robinson, S.; Rosher, Richard B.; Khardori, N.M.

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2007.07.006

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“…Because majority of aged people are under treatment with multiple medications for underlying illnesses, drug interactions and adverse events should be kept in mind when antimicrobial therapy needs to be chosen (12). Respiratory tract infections are among the most common infectious diseases in the aged population (13). In both developed and developing countries TB is an important communicable disease which should be considered in aged population (12).…”

Section: Ageing and Infectious Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Occupational Hazards and Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly: A Guide for General Physicians Working in the Health Network Setting, Khuzestan, Iran

Alavi¹,

Alavi²

2013

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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Elderly, due to immunosuppression caused by predisposing factors such as age, drugs, underlying diseases or malnutrition, is a risk factor for pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).Aged patients with PTB because of difficulty in diagnosis remain undiagnosed and acts as a source of infection in occupational space of health service units. General physicians (GP) as health care workers (HCW) are concerned about PTB in elderly both as an important public health problem and as an occupational hazard. A systematic review of the literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of tuberculosis in elderly from 1991 to 2012 using computerized bibliographic databases which includes PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Google scholar and Iran Medex was carried out to increase understanding of tuberculosis in aged patients attending the health care units. Information obtained from previous studies on PTB has yielded better knowledge about this life threatening illness. This information enables GPs and HCWs to provide improved health services including early diagnosis and treatment of PTB in aged patients as well as prevention of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in HCWs at health care units.

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Section: Ageing and Infectious Diseasesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Review on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Occupational Hazards and Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly: A Guide for General Physicians Working in the Health Network Setting, Khuzestan, Iran

Alavi¹,

Alavi²

2013

Jundishapur J Microbiol

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“…The same mite that causes the more common presentation of the scabies skin infestation is present in Norwe-gian scabies, however, the host's decreased immune response is likely responsible for the more aggressive presentation. The lack of pruritus and itching may be indicative of the absence of appropriate immune response [2,3].…”

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“…Close follow up in one to two week intervals is required, with repeated doses of ivermectin (200 μg/kg) at the same intervals given with topical scabicides (full body application), repeated initially every few days [1,3,8]. Crust and scale removal with keratolytics (5-10% salicylic acid in petrolatum) is critical in Norwegian scabies to permit penetration of the topical medications [9].…”

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Norwegian Scabies: A Challenging Dermatologic Condition

Mellick¹

2010

TOEMJ

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Norwegian scabies is a rare skin infestation by the mite Sarcoptes scabei var hominis. This condition typically presents with widespread, crusted lesions associated with hyperkeratotic scales. The elderly, the debilitated, and patients who are immunocompromised are at risk for this more severe form of scabies. The authors discuss the presentation, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of this dermatologic condition.

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“…YDYBÜ' ne ya tan be bek le rin ise cilt flo ra la rı YDYBÜ'n de edin di ği mik ro or ga nizma lar dan olu şur. 3,20 Stra tum kor ne um ta ba ka sı geli şi mi ni ta mam la ma dı ğı için baş ta pre term in fant lar ol mak üze re YD'la rın cil di in ce dir ve ko lay ha sar gö rür. 6,21 Ge li şi mi ni ta mam la ma mış cilt ve ye ni edinil miş YDYBÜ flo ra sı ne de ni ile be bek ler en fek siyon açı sın dan risk al tın da dır.…”

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Nosocomial Infections and Risk Factors in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Naz¹,

Özgüneş²,

Tekin³

et al. 2011

Turkiye Klinikleri J Med Sci

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Ö ÖZ ZE ET T A Am ma aç ç: : Ça lış ma mız da Ye ni do ğan Yo ğun Ba kım Üni te sinde (YDYBÜ) ya tan tüm has ta lar pros pek tif ola rak in ce le ne rek, no zo ko mi yal en fek si yon (NE) ge li şen ol gu la rın risk fak tör le ri klinik, eti yo lo jik, la bo ra tu var ve te da vi ve ri le ri nin in ce len me si amaç lan mış tır. G Ge e r re eç ç v ve e Y Yö ön n t te em m --l le er r: : Ça lış ma 01 Ocak 2005-01 Ocak 2006 ta rih le ri ara sın da Es ki şe hir Os man ga zi Üni ver si te si Tıp Fa kül te si Pe di at ri Ana bi lim Da lı YDYBÜ' de pros pek tif ola rak ya pıl dı. B Bu ul l g gu u l la ar r: : Ça lış ma pe ri yodun da YDYBÜ'n de ki 545 has ta iz len di. Bu has ta la rın 120'sin de top lam 133 NE ge liş ti. NE hı zı %24.4, in si dans dan si te si 21.3/1000 has ta gü nü ola rak tes pit edil di. Has ta özel lik le ri üze rin de ya pı -lan tek yön lü ana liz ler de dü şük do ğum ağır lı ğı, dü şük ges tas yo nel yaş, res pi ra tu ar dis tres sen dromu ve pe ri na tal as fik si NE' le rin yük sek oran da gö rül me ris ki ile iliş ki li bu lun du. YDYBÜ'n de iz le nen has ta la rın ola sı risk fak tör le ri mul ti var yant lo jis tik reg res yon yön te miy le in ce len di ğin de, NE ge li şen ol gu lar da an ti bi yo tik kul la nı mı (p= 0.002), cer ra hi gi ri şim (p= 0.015), oro gas trik son da uygu la ma sı (p= 0.023) ve has ta ne de ya tış sü re si nin uzun ol ma sı (p= 0.046), NE ge liş me yen ol gu la ra gö -re is ta tis tik sel ola rak an lam lı oran da yük sek ti. NE ta nı sı ile iz le nen has ta la rın çe şit li kül tür le rin de %58.6 (78/133)'sın da et ken izo le edil di. En sık sap ta nan et ken mik ro or ga niz ma lar S.au re us (%21.8), E.co li (%17.9), En te ro bac ter tür le ri (%11.5) ve ko a gu laz ne ga tif sta fi lo kok (%10.2) idi. S So o n nu uç ç: : Yaptı ğı mız çok yön lü ana liz ler de an ti bi yo tik kul la nı mı, cer ra hi gi ri şim, oro gas trik uy gu la ma sı ve hasta ne de uzun ya tış NE ge li şi mi açı sın dan risk fak tö rü ola rak tes pit edil miş tir. Bu bil gi le re da ya na rak NE' le rin ön len me si ne yö ne lik stra te ji le rin ge liş ti ril me si uy gun ola cak tır.A An na ah h t ta ar r K Ke e l li i m me e l le er r: : Yo ğun ba kım bi ri mi,ye ni do ğan; risk fak tör le ri A AB BS S T TR RA AC CT T O Ob b j je ec c t ti i v ve e: : In this study, we pros pec ti vely in ves ti ga ted all pa ti ents hos pi ta li zed in the ne o na tal in ten si ve ca re unit (NI CU) and as sessed the eti o lo gi cal fac tors and cli ni cal, la bo ra tory and tre at ment da ta of the pa ti ents who ex pe ri en ced no so co mi al in fec ti ons (NI). M Ma a t te e r ri i a al l a an nd d M Me et t h ho od ds s: : The study was con duc ted pros pec ti vely bet we en Ja nu ary 1, 2005 and Ja nu ary 1, 2006 in NI CU of Es ki se hir Os man ga zi Uni ver sity Fa culty of Me di ci ne, De part ment of Pe di at rics. R Re e--s su ul lt ts s: : Thro ug ho ut the study pe ri od, 545 pa ti ents we re as ses sed. A to tal of 133 epi so des of NI deve lo ped in 120 pa ti ents. Na so co mi al in fec...

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Infection in the Elderly

Cited by 70 publications

References 146 publications

Review on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Occupational Hazards and Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly: A Guide for General Physicians Working in the Health Network Setting, Khuzestan, Iran

Review on Epidemiology, Diagnosis, Occupational Hazards and Management of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Elderly: A Guide for General Physicians Working in the Health Network Setting, Khuzestan, Iran

Norwegian Scabies: A Challenging Dermatologic Condition

Nosocomial Infections and Risk Factors in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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