Brief Report: Glucose Control in Nondiabetic Elderly Patients with Pneumonia May Be an Overlooked Therapeutic Target

Dr. Castellanos is in Medical Research, Department of Medicine, Dr. Abi Fadel is from the Department of Medicine, and Dr. Seminara is Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Staten Island University Hospital, Staten Island, NY.

Approximately four million American adults develop community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) annually.1 Geriatric patients are particularly susceptible to this infection due to multiple factors associated with aging, including a decline in immune function. In addition, geriatric residents of long-term care facilities have a tenfold risk of developing ...