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Emerging health care-associated infections in the geriatric population.

The increasing number of persons >65 years of age form a special population at risk for nosocomial and other health care-associated infections. The vulnerability of this age group is related to impaired host defenses such as diminished cell-mediated immunity. Lifestyle considerations, e.g., trave...

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Main Author: Strausbaugh, L J
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2001
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631705/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11294721
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