Association of Frailty With Risk of Incident Hospital-Treated Infections in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: A Large-Scale Prospective Cohort Study.

Minzhi XuYanhong GongXiaoxv Yin

Published in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2024)

Frailty was significantly associated with a higher risk of hospital-treated infections, except for parasitic infections. Studies evaluating the effectiveness of implementing frailty assessments are needed to confirm our results.

Keyphrases

healthcare
randomized controlled trial
cardiovascular disease
systematic review
acute care
adverse drug
newly diagnosed