ReviewEmergency medicine clinics of North America2016
Sepsis and Other Infectious Disease Emergencies in the Elderly.
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Is age associated with different vital signs in adults presenting to hospital with bacterial infection? A systematic review and meta-analysis.Age and ageing · 2025Pooled it
- A qualitative study of emergency physicians' perspective on the emergency journey of older patients.BMC health services research · 2026Article
- Optimizing sepsis mortality prediction using hybrid federated learning and explainable AI framework.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Machine learning algorithms for risk factor selection with application to 60-day sepsis morbidity risk for a geriatric hip fracture cohort.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Identifying Risk Factors for Myocardial Injury in Elderly Patients with Sepsis.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2025Article
- Immunological biomarkers of aging.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2025Review
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- Assessment of Inflammatory Scores in Severity Prediction for Elderly Patients with Odontogenic Infections.Dentistry journal · 2024Article
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- Sepsis in elderly patients: the role of neutrophils in pathophysiology and therapy.Internal and emergency medicine · 2024Review
- Cefepime-induced encephalopathy in an older patient with polypharmacy and renal insufficiency: a case report.The Journal of international medical research · 2024Article
- SARS-CoV-2 vaccination and risk of infectious diseases in hospitalized older patients.European geriatric medicine · 2024Article
- Effect of norepinephrine, vasopressin, and dopamine for survivals of the elderly with sepsis and pre-existing heart failure.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Outcome predictors of odontogenic abscesses in the elderly.Frontiers in oral health · 2024Article
- Linezolid dose adjustment according to therapeutic drug monitoring helps reach the goal concentration in severe patients, and the oldest seniors benefit more.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Reduced Prognostic Role of Serum PCT Measurement in Very Frail Older Adults Admitted to the Emergency Department.Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Immunosenescence, Inflammaging, and Frailty: Role of Myeloid Cells in Age-Related Diseases.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2023Review
- The Pattern of Admission, Clinical Characteristics, and Outcomes Among Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Tanzania: A 5-Year Retrospective Review.Patient related outcome measures · 2023Article
- Presentation of the septic patient to the emergency department with respect to age and sex - a retrospective cross-sectional study.BMC emergency medicine · 2022Article
- Infectious diseases and cognition: do we have to worry?Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2022Review
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Abstract
Waning immunity and declining anatomic and physiologic defenses render the elder vulnerable to a wide range of infectious diseases. Clinical presentations are often atypical and muted, favoring global changes in mental status and function over febrile responses or localizing symptoms. This review encompasses early recognition, evaluation, and appropriate management of these common infections specifically in the context of elders presenting to the emergency department. With enhanced understanding and appreciation of the unique aspects of infections in the elderly, emergency physicians can play an integral part in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with these often debilitating and life-threatening diseases.
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