THE EVALUATION OF GERIATRIC INFECTIONS DICLE EXPERIENCE

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dc.contributor.authorUlug, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorCelen, Mustafa Kemal
dc.contributor.authorGeyik, Mehmet Faruk
dc.contributor.authorHosoglu, Salih
dc.contributor.authorAyaz, Celal
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:47:53Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:47:53Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective Although successes have been achieved in the treatment of the infectious diseases with antibiotics in nowadays infectious diseases are still serious problem in the elderly This study was conducted in order to determine the pattern of clinical infectious diseases in hospitalized elderly Patients C. Material and Method In this study the data of all elderly patients aged 65 and older were hospitalized to our clinic between May 2000 and May 2005 were evaluated retrospectively We reviewed 301 patients for diagnostic studies risk factors isolated microorganisms and morbidity and mortality rates Results Infections as a cause of hospitalization were identified as the following frequency sepsis (19 2%) pneumonia (17 9%) acute gastroenteritis (16 9%) acute bacterial meningitis (5 3%) and urinaty tract infection (3 6%) respectively E colt was the most isolated microorganism in these patients Hypertension chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and diabetes were seen as risk factors in our patients Seventy three patients died during hospital stay due to their infection and chronic diseases Conclusion Under diagnosis of the elderly diseases is very common due to many factors related to elderly family members and health workers Prognosis is rather worse especially in sepsis due to pneumonia and urinary tract infectionsen_US
dc.identifier.endpage33en_US
dc.identifier.issn1305-2381
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage28en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/22797
dc.identifier.volume6en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000285677300007
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isotren_US
dc.publisherNobel Ilacen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNobel Medicus
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectInfectionen_US
dc.subjectRisk Factorsen_US
dc.subjectSepsisen_US
dc.subjectElderly Patientsen_US
dc.titleTHE EVALUATION OF GERIATRIC INFECTIONS DICLE EXPERIENCEen_US
dc.titleTHE EVALUATION OF GERIATRIC INFECTIONS DICLE EXPERIENCE
dc.typeArticleen_US

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