Infections, common in the elderly Yaşlilarda sik görülen i̇nfeksiyon hastaliklari
SENDROM, cilt.16, sa.2, ss.62-70, 2004 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
- Cilt numarası: 16 Sayı: 2
- Basım Tarihi: 2004
- Dergi Adı: SENDROM
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.62-70
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
The proportion of the population being elderly continues to rise. In the elderly which we define as people 65 years of age or older, due to the decline in the quality of the first line of defense such as; atrophy of skin and mucous membranes, impaired ciliary movement, decreased cough, microaspiration, immobilization, impaired gastric acid secretion, decreased voiding frequency and anatomic changes, risk of infection increases. In addition, chronic illnesses, nutritional deficiency and impairment of cell mediated and humoral immunity In the elderly cause both infectious diseases and atypical presentation. Although underlying diseases strongly influence the risk of nosocomial infections, several studies have identified an age greater than 60 or 70 years as an independent risk factor for acquiring a nosocomial infection. Interestingly, ageing is not only a major risk factor for infection, but infection may contribute to the ageing process aswell. Infectious disease in the older people may lead to significant morbidity and mortality. It is important to remember that we typically associate fever with infection, often times the elderly will have serious infections in the absence of documented fever or elevated white blood cell count. There are several infections, including pneumonia, tuberculosis, urinary tract infections, meningitis, septic arthritis, pressure sores and skin infections, infective endocarditis, infectious diarrhea and bacteremia, common to the elderly. In the treatment, comorbidities and functional and nutritional status must be taken into consideration.