Bacterial Pneumonia in Older Adults

Thomas J Marrie; Thomas M File Jr

doi:10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.012

Bacterial Pneumonia in Older Adults

Clin Geriatr Med. 2016 Aug;32(3):459-77. doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.012. Epub 2016 Apr 20.

Authors

Thomas J Marrie¹, Thomas M File Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Electronic address: t.marrie@dal.ca.
² Infectious Disease Section, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Rootstown, OH, USA; Infectious Disease Division, Summa Health System, 75 Arch Street, Suite 506, Akron, OH 44304, USA.

PMID: 27394017
DOI: 10.1016/j.cger.2016.02.012

Abstract

Community-acquired pneumonia is common in the elderly person; its presentation in this population is often confounded by multiple comorbid illnesses, including those that result in confusion. Although severity-of-illness scoring systems might aid decision-making, clinical judgment following a careful assessment is key in deciding on the site of care and appropriate therapy.

Keywords: Community-acquired; Elderly; Etiology; Pneumonia; Risk factors; Treatment.

Publication types

Review
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Aged
Community-Acquired Infections / epidemiology*
Decision Making*
Global Health
Humans
Incidence
Pneumonia, Bacterial / epidemiology*
Risk Factors