Description
Community-acquired pneumonia is common in the elderly person; its presentation in this population is often confounded by multiple comorbid illnesses, including those that result in confusion. Although severity-of-illness scoring systems might aid decision-making, clinical judgment following a careful assessment is key in deciding on the site of care and appropriate therapy.
Subject
*Community-acquired; *Decision Making; *Elderly; *Etiology; *Pneumonia; *Risk factors; *Treatment; Aged; Bacterial – Epidemiology; Bacterial/*epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections – Epidemiology; Community-Acquired Infections/*epidemiology; Decision Making; Global Health; Humans; Incidence; Pneumonia; Risk Factors; World Health