Infections in Older Adults, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Description

In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Puja Van Epps and David H. Canaday bring their considerable expertise to the topic of Infections in Older Adults. Of the top ten leading causes of death in older adults, two (influenza and pneumonia, and septicemia) are directly related to infection, and infections likely play an important role in several of the other leading causes of death, as well. In this issue, top experts provide important updates on treating and managing infections, including COVID-19, in older adults. 

Author Information

Edited by Puja Van Epps, MD, Director, Outpatient Infectious Diseases Clinic, HIV Lead Clinician Site Lead, HIV Telehealth hub , VA Northeast Ohio Healthcare System, Assistant Professor of Medicine and David H. Canaday, MD, Associate Director, Geriatric, Research, Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Staff Physician, Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center Professor, Medicine, Case Western Reserve University