Publication
[Infectious risk factors with special attention to elderly patients]
Journal Paper/Review - Dec 10, 1994
Binet Françoise-Isabelle, Schifferli J A
Units
PubMed
Citation
Binet F, Schifferli J. [Infectious risk factors with special attention to elderly patients]. Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 1994; 124:2226-8.
Type
Journal Paper/Review (Deutsch)
Journal
Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 1994; 124
Publication Date
Dec 10, 1994
Issn Print
0036-7672
Pages
2226-8
Brief description/objective
This short review focuses on non-specific defences against infectious agents and the immune response in the elderly patient. The problem of hypogammaglobulinemia in patients with myeloma or leukemia, and its treatment with intravenous immunoglobulins, is also discussed.