In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections in older adults.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults - p. 399 10. Vaccines for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Older Adults - p. 427 11. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Older Adults: An Update on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment - p. 449 12. Health Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Prevention - p. 469 13. Update on Clostridioides difficile Infection in Older Adults - p. 491 14. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Older Adults - p. 509 15. Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Older Adults - p. 529 16. Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life - p. 545 17. Update in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aging - p. 559 18. Acute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults - p. 579
In this issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections in older adults.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Epidemiology and Clinical Presentation of COVID-19 in Older Adults - p. 399 10. Vaccines for the Prevention of COVID-19 in Older Adults - p. 427 11. Sexually Transmitted Infections in Older Adults: An Update on Epidemiology, Prevention, and Treatment - p. 449 12. Health Care-Associated Infections in Older Adults: Epidemiology and Prevention - p. 469 13. Update on Clostridioides difficile Infection in Older Adults - p. 491 14. Vaccine-Preventable Diseases in Older Adults - p. 509 15. Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy in Older Adults - p. 529 16. Considering Patient, Family, and Provider Goals and Expectations in a Rapidly Changing Clinical Context: A Framework for Antimicrobial Stewardship at the End of Life - p. 545 17. Update in Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Aging - p. 559 18. Acute and Chronic Infectious Prostatitis in Older Adults - p. 579
