The New Challenge of Geriatrics: Saving Frail Older People from the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic Infection

Francesco Landi; C. Barillaro; Agnese Bellieni; V. Brandi; A. Carfi; M. D'Angelo; D. Fusco; G. Landi; Monaco R. Lo; Anna Maria Martone; Emanuele Marzetti; F. Pagano; C. Pais; A. Russo; S. Salini; M. Tosato; A. Tummolo; F. Benvenuto; G. Bramato; L. Catalano; F. Ciciarello; I. Martis; S. Rocchi; E. Rota; A. Salerno; M. Tritto; Antonio Sgadari; Giuseppe Zuccala'; R. Bernabei

doi:10.1007/s12603-020-1356-x

The New Challenge of Geriatrics: Saving Frail Older People from the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic Infection

Francesco Landi^*
, C. Barillaro
, Agnese Bellieni
, V. Brandi
, A. Carfi
, M. D'Angelo
, D. Fusco
, G. Landi
, Monaco R. Lo
, Anna Maria Martone
, Emanuele Marzetti
, F. Pagano
, C. Pais
, A. Russo
, S. Salini
, M. Tosato
, A. Tummolo
, F. Benvenuto
, G. Bramato
, L. Catalano

F. Ciciarello, I. Martis, S. Rocchi, E. Rota, A. Salerno, M. Tritto, Antonio Sgadari, Giuseppe Zuccala', R. Bernabei

^*Corresponding author

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Abstract

In December 2019, a relevant number of patients affected by a mysterious pneumonia has been documented in Wuhan, China. Around the end of last year, the causative agent of this unexplained pneumonia has been identified as a new coronavirus. This virus has been “baptized” as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and the relative disease has been called as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) by the World Health Organization. The COVID-19 epidemic is spreading in China and all over the world now as pandemic infection. The aim of this review is primarily to analyze the epidemiology of COVID-19 in the older population, the clinical manifestation and diagnosis, the potential therapeutic strategies, and the role of the geriatrician in managing this infection emergency.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	466-470
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging
Volume	24
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1356-x
Publication status	Published - 2020

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Medicine (miscellaneous)
Nutrition and Dietetics
Geriatrics and Gerontology

Keywords

COVID-19
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Geriatric care
Personalized care

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Landi, F., Barillaro, C., Bellieni, A., Brandi, V., Carfi, A., D'Angelo, M., Fusco, D., Landi, G., Lo, M. R., Martone, A. M., Marzetti, E., Pagano, F., Pais, C., Russo, A., Salini, S., Tosato, M., Tummolo, A., Benvenuto, F., Bramato, G., ... Bernabei, R. (2020). The New Challenge of Geriatrics: Saving Frail Older People from the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic Infection. Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, 24(5), 466-470. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-020-1356-x

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The New Challenge of Geriatrics: Saving Frail Older People from the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic Infection

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