LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN ELDERLY PATIENTS WITH ASTHMA
| Autor: | Richard E. Bryant, Alan J. Hunter |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
education.field_of_study Respiratory tract infections business.industry Risk of infection Immunology Population Context (language use) social sciences medicine.disease humanities Article Pathogenesis medicine Immunology and Allergy Intensive care medicine business education Asthma |
| Zdroj: | Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America |
| ISSN: | 1557-8607 0889-8561 |
| Popis: | Infection plays a significant role in the morbidity and mortality of the elderly. One population in which infection has not been adequately studied is the elderly asthmatic. This article examines the problems of lower respiratory tract infections in elderly asthmatics in the context of their host defenses, the severity of infection, and their risk of infection with specific organisms. The role of infection in the pathogenesis of asthma and consideration of prophylaxis and therapy are presented. |
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