Serum immunoglobulin levels and risk of antibiotic prescription in middle-aged and older individuals: A population-based cohort study
ABSTRACT: Objectives: Elderly become more susceptible to lower respiratory tract infections, resulting in antibiotic prescriptions. Immunoglobulins (Ig) play an important role in host defense and protection against infections. Therefore, we aimed to investigate whether lower Ig levels are a risk fa...
Main Authors: | Anna Vanoverschelde, Samer R. Khan, Virgil A.S.H. Dalm, Layal Chaker, Guy Brusselle, Bruno H. Stricker, Lies Lahousse |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2023-12-01
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Series: | Clinical Immunology Communications |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772613423000185 |
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