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.

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