Peripheral inflammatory markers during an acute bacterial infection in older patients with and without cognitive dysfunction: A case control study
Dementia is a known risk factor for acute bacterial infections which may also play a significant role in promoting or accelerating cognitive impairment. Pneumonia and urinary tract infections are the main cause of hospitalisation of dementia patients and infections are a major precipitant of deliriu...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2022-11-01
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Series: | Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266635462200093X |