Common Infections In Elderly And Diagnostic Challenges

Abstract

India is home to the second largest number of elderly people in the world, while the Indian population would rise by 60% between 2000 and 2050, the number of people above 60 would rise by 36% as per United Nations Fund for Population Activities (UNFPA) and Help Age international reports. The number of hospitalizations in elderly has shown a steady rise over the past years. Hence, clinicians must be able to make an early and accurate diagnosis, as manifestation of infection changes with age and differential diagnosis of various syndromes may be age dependent.