老年人感染的不寻常特征。

Geriatrics. 1982 Apr;37(4):65-7, 71-5, 78.

Antibody responses to specific antigens are generally impaired in the elderly. This is important because older people are often the target population for influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Poor fever response in older patients may retard diagnosis of infection and sepsis.

老年人对特定抗原的抗体反应通常会受损。这一点很重要，因为老年人往往是流感和肺炎球菌疫苗接种的目标人群。老年患者发热反应不佳可能会延迟感染和脓毒症的诊断。