Francesca Fiore, Stefano Cacciatore, Salvatore Tupputi, Clara Agostino, Rossella Montenero, Giovanni Spaziani, Daniele Elmi, Martina Medei, Manuela Antocicco, Federica Mammarella, Eleonora Taddei, Ester Manes-Gravina, Roberto Bernabei, Francesco Landi
Frailty is a clinically measurable state of vulnerability to developing increased dependency and/or mortality when exposed to a stressor. Chronic diseases, aggressive treatments, antibiotic overuse, microbiota changes, immune senescence, and increased use of medical devices and implants (i.e., central lines and catheters) expose modern patients to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), multidrug-resistant bacteria, and new and unusual opportunistic pathogens. Older adults are among the main victims of HAIs and are associated with high costs, disability, morbidity, and mortality...
December 6, 2022: Annals of geriatric medicine and research