Presentation of infection in older patients—a prospective study

• DOI: 10.3109/07853890.2015.1019915
• Publication Date: 2015-04-09T13:57:07Z
• Authors: Dafna Yahav; Agata Schlesinger; Vered Daitch; Yulia Akayzen; Laura Farbman; Yasmin Abu-Ghanem; Mical Paul; Leonard Leibovici
• Keywords: Presentation (obstetrics)

Background. Traditional wisdom suggests that infections in older patients have atypical presentation, including blunted febrile response. Data are scarce.