Preface - Geriatrics

Since 1992 when the topic of infectious diseases in older adults was first published in Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, there have been substantial progress and advances in the broad area of infections in older adults. These contributions have been made by geriatricians with interest and expertise in infections, infectious disease subspecialists with an interest in aging, and other medical and surgical specialist/subspecialists addressing infections in older patients in their practice. With the expanding aging population in both the United States and worldwide, health issues associated with aging are major personal and public health concerns.

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Index - Geriatrics

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Vaccinations for the Older Adult - Geriatrics

Vaccine response declines with age, but currently recommended vaccines are safe and effective in reducing, if not preventing, disease altogether. Over the last decade, advancements in vaccine immunogenicity, either by increasing dose or conjugating vaccines to protein, have resulted in more immunogenic vaccines that also seem more effective in reducing clinical disease both for influenza and pneumococcus. Meanwhile, there is a resurgence in incident pertussis, exceeding prevalence from five decades ago, adding older adults to a recommended target vaccination group. This article discusses currently available vaccines, in the context of current epidemiology and recommendations, for older adults.

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Forthcoming Issue - Geriatrics

Geriatric Pain Management

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Contents - Geriatrics

Thomas T. Yoshikawa and Dean C. Norman

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Contributors - Geriatrics

THOMAS T. YOSHIKAWA, MD

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Copyright - Geriatrics

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