Assessing the Impact of Frailty on Infection Risk in Older Adults: Prospective Observational Cohort Study

• Main Authors: Ya Yang (Author), Kechun Che (Author), Jiayan Deng (Author), Xinming Tang (Author), Wenyuan Jing (Author), Xiuping He (Author), Jiacheng Yang (Author), Wenya Zhang (Author), Mingjuan Yin (Author), Congcong Pan (Author), Xiaoling Huang (Author), Zewu Zhang (Author), Jindong Ni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract BackgroundInfectious diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability and are recognized as a major cause of health loss globally. At the same time, frailty as a geriatric syndrome is a rapidly growing major public health problem. However, few studies have investigated the inci...