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Atypical manifestations of pneumonia in the elderly
A M Fein1, S H Feinsilver, M S Niederman
1Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Division, Winthrop-University Hospital, Mineola, New York.
Clinics in Chest Medicine
|June 1, 1991
Abstract:
This article focuses on the features of common lower respiratory-tract infections in the elderly, specifically those age-associated physiologic and immunologic changes that alter the classic clinical picture of infection. Attention is directed at the epidemiology and clinical features of pneumonia in community, institutionalized, and hospitalized individuals. Those treatment factors unique to an elderly patient are discussed.