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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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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2001
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2631705/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11294721 |