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9780826181800

Aging, Immunity, and Infection

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  • ISBN13:

    9780826181800

  • ISBN10:

    0826181805

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1994-02-01
  • Publisher: Springer Pub Co

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Summary

St. Louis University, Missouri. Clinical and basic research on infectious disease in the elderly. Based on a unidentified symposium sponsored by the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care. 38 contributors, 36 U.S. DNLM: Aging - immunology - congresses.

Table of Contents

Contributors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Infectious Diseases, Immunity, and Aging: Perspectives and Prospectsp. 1
Tuberculosis in Elderly Personsp. 15
Senescence of Cellular Immunity to Tuberculosis Infection in the Mouse: Some Radical Departures From Previous Thinkingp. 27
Immunity to Influenza in the Elderlyp. 41
Influenza in Aged Micep. 56
Immune Deficiency of Agingp. 66
Alterations in T-Cell Heterogeneity and Responsiveness in Aging Micep. 82
Reversibility of Age-Related Thymic Involution by Hormonal and Nutritional Interventionsp. 97
Age-Related Alterations in Noradrenergic Sympathetic Innervation of the Immune Systemp. 114
Endogenous Opioids, Immune Function, and Agingp. 133
Aging, Stress, and Immune Function: Neural Regulation of Natural Killer Cell Activityp. 140
Immunologic and Psychological Correlates in Older Femalesp. 152
The Pineal Aging Clock: An Approach to Age-Delaying Strategiesp. 166
Urinary Tract Infection in the Elderlyp. 179
Pneumonia in the Elderlyp. 191
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Epidemiology and Control in the Long-Term Care Settingp. 199
Clostridium difficile Infection in the Elderlyp. 216
Aging, Nutrition, and Immunityp. 233
Options for Control of Influenza in Long-Term Care Facilitiesp. 248
Strategies for Improving Vaccine Delivery to Targeted Groupsp. 265
Withholding Antibiotics as a Form of Care: An Ethical Perspectivep. 283
Indexp. 299
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