Health Management for Older Adults III - Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Bacteremia

< i > Fever and Infection in the Elderly -- Bacteremia

Bacteremias are more frequent and more often fatal in older individuals. The most common sources of community-acquired bacteremia in the elderly include:

urinary tract
intraabdominal sites
lungs

In long term care facilities, the most common sources are
urinary tract
skin and subcutaneous infections, and
the respiratory tract