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Depressed DTH responses to tuberculin are observed in immobile elderly individuals with reduced activities of daily living (ADL) scores. Immobility in older people increases the risk of pneumonia ...

Among adults treated for community-acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting, broad-spectrum antibiotics vs macrolide monotherapy were associated with an increased risk for adverse drug events.

Although not common, herpes simplex virus (HSV) pneumonia can occur in immunocompromised patients. However, HSV pneumonia in immunocompetent hosts is very rare. The authors encountered a very rare ...

But older people with this infection usually don't have these signs, as per research published by the US National Library Of Medicine in 2021. Possible signs of pneumonia in the elderly may ...