Patients with frailty, older age and urinary tract infections (UTIs) are at greatest risk of developing sepsis following infection consultations in primary care, research has found. A research study published today in PLOS Medicine by researchers from King’s College London, with funding from National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), aimed to estimate the probability of...
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Leaving its mark: How frailty impacts the blood
by Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Globally, human society is aging. A side-effect of this is that age-related disorders, such as frailty, are becoming increasingly common. Frailty includes not only physical disabilities, but also a decline in cognitive function and an increase in various social problems. The prevalence of this disorder among those aged...