Unusual features of infections in the aging
Finkelstein, M.S.
Geriatrics 37(4): 65-67; 71-75, 78
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0016-867X PMID: 7060948 Document Number: 190923
Antibody responses to specific antigens are generally impaired in the elderly. This is important because older people are often the target population for influenza and pneumococcal vaccination. Poor fever response in older patients may retard diagnosis of infection and sepsis.
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