Background Observational data during the pandemic have demonstrated mixed
associations between frailty and mortality. Aim To examine associations between frailty and …

Background During hospitalization older adults have a high risk of developing functional
impairments unrelated to the reasons for their admission. This is termed hospital-associated …

With the progressive lengthening of the average age of the population, especially in some
countries such as Italy, vaccination of the elderly is a fixed point on which most of the public …

Abstract Background and Aims In the Partial Oral Treatment of Endocarditis (POET) trial,
stabilized patients with left-sided infective endocarditis (IE) were randomized to oral step …

Objective Accurate and up-to-date figures of the cost of community-acquired pneumonia
(CAP) hospitalization are needed to understand the associated economic burden for public …

Purposes To explore the relationship between frailty and community-acquired pneumonia
(CAP) in older patients. Methods A prospective observational study included 109 older …

The aim of this study was to examine the association between frailty risk and outcomes in
older patients with pneumonia. For this purpose, the JMDC multi-center database was used …

Objectives To investigate the extent to which frailty is associated with infection-related
hospitalizations in older men and women, and to explore whether, among women, previous …

Purpose Frailty is an important geriatric syndrome associated with aging and adverse
events, especially in patients with severe infection. To help guide prognosis for elderly …

Objectives Risk stratification tools are useful to provide appropriate clinical care for older
patients with pneumonia. This study aimed to compare a Frailty Index (FI) with pneumonia …