Gambaran Kejadian Infeksi Pada Usia Lanjut

Infection in the elderly is the second leading cause of morbidity and death in the world after
cardiovascular disease. This event is closely related to the increase in the elderly population in
the last few decades caused by an increase in human life expectancy. The causes of infection in
elderly due to the presence of considerable chronic comorbidities, decreased resistance or
immunity to infection, decreased communication power in the elderly and difficulty recognizing
signs of infection early. Infection in the elderly is not only more frequent and more severe, but
also have specialties related to clinical, laboratory and microbiological presentations. The purpose
of this review is to provide an overview of the predisposition of infectious diseases in the elderly,
immunesenescence in the elderly, the appropriate diagnostic and treatment approach in cases of
infection in the elderly.