A snapshot of geriatric infections in Turkey: ratio of geriatric inpatients in hospitals and evaluation of their infectious diseases: A multicenter point prevalence study

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KURTARAN B., KUŞCU F., Korkmaz P., Ozdemir B., İNAN D., Oztoprak N., ...Daha Fazla

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.100, ss.337-342, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 100
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ijid.2020.08.046
  • Dergi Adı: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.337-342
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Geriatrics, Hospitalization, Infection, Antibiotic, COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA, OLDER-ADULTS, CARE, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, IMPACT, RISK
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: The human population is aging at an astonishing rate. The aim of this study is to capture a situation snapshot revealing the proportion of individuals aged 65 years and over among inpatients in healthcare institutions in Turkey and the prevalence and type of infections in this patient group in order to draw a road map.