Hospital-acquired infection in elderly patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 245-260

  Taylor, M E ^a   Oppenheim, B A ^a  

^a WITHINGTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geriatric care; Hospital acquired infection; The elderly

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; INFLUENZA VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; DIARRHEA; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFLUENZA; INTESTINE INFECTION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; REVIEW; SALMONELLOSIS; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; TUBERCULOSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031968072     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90074-3     Document Type: Review

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