Infection in an aging population

Highlights • One third of deaths in adults in the elderly are due to infectious disease. • Changes in the aging immune response increase the risk of infection in the elderly. • Respiratory, urinary tract and skin infections increase in the elderly. • Reactivation of latent or chronic infection is co...

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Published in:Current opinion in microbiology 2016-02, Vol.29, p.63-67
Main Authors: Kline, Kimberly A, Bowdish, Dawn ME
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aging - immunology
Bacterial Infections - immunology
Bacterial Infections - microbiology
Cross Infection
Disease Susceptibility
Female
Humans
Male
Microbiota
Pathology
Pneumonia, Bacterial - immunology
Pneumonia, Bacterial - microbiology
Risk Factors
Urinary Tract Infections - immunology
Urinary Tract Infections - microbiology
Wound Infection - immunology
Wound Infection - microbiology
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Summary:Highlights • One third of deaths in adults in the elderly are due to infectious disease. • Changes in the aging immune response increase the risk of infection in the elderly. • Respiratory, urinary tract and skin infections increase in the elderly. • Reactivation of latent or chronic infection is common in older adults. • Changes in the aging microbiome may contribute to infection risk.
ISSN:1369-5274
1879-0364
DOI:10.1016/j.mib.2015.11.003