Jacobs L G
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
Clin Geriatr Med. 1993 Aug;9(3):559-75.
Infectious diseases continue to be a common cause for emergency department visits among the elderly population. This phenomenon may be due to the existence of comorbid diseases as well as alterations in immune function with senescence. Diagnosis and acute management of specific infections are discussed in this article, including meningitis, endocarditis, urinary tract and skin infections, septic shock, and fever of unknown origin.
传染病仍然是老年人群前往急诊科就诊的常见原因。这种现象可能是由于存在合并症以及免疫功能随衰老而发生改变。本文讨论了特定感染的诊断和急性处理,包括脑膜炎、心内膜炎、尿路感染和皮肤感染、感染性休克以及不明原因发热。