Comparing hospital infections in the elderly versus younger adults: an experience in a Brazilian University Hospital

The elderly population will grow rapidly over the next 25 years, however there is little information about hospital infections in this group of patients in Brazil. We examined the prevalence of nosocomial and community infections in elderly (>65 years) patients and their relationship with intrins...

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Main Authors: Rosineide M. Ribas, Paulo P. Gontijo Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702003000300006&lng=en&tlng=en