A sudden decline in mobility status as an early sign of acute infection in elderly patients: Evidence from three case reports

Aging - Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 281-284

  Bellelli, Giuseppe ^a,b,c   Guerini, Fabio ^c,d   Cerri, Anna Paola ^a,b   Trabucchi, Marco ^c,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^d Ancelle della Carita Hospital   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Function; Infections

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ATORVASTATIN; BISOPROLOL; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; ENALAPRILAT; FUROSEMIDE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; LORAZEPAM; PARACETAMOL; PHENYTOIN; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; PREDNISONE; TEICOPLANIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NONINVASIVE VENTILATION; OXYGEN THERAPY; PAIN; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOTOMY; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 84868652650     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03325259     Document Type: Article

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