Infection in an aging population

• Main Authors: Kline, Kimberly A., Bowdish, Dawn M. E.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: bacterial colonization; pneumonia
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/81848; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/39736
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The global population is rapidly aging. Currently, 566 million people are ≥65 years old worldwide, with estimates of nearly 1.5 billion by 2050, particularly in developing countries. Infections constitute a third of mortality in people ≥65 years old. Moreover, lengthening life spans correlate with i...