The diagnosis of urinary ‘infection’ in old people

Clague, J. E.; Horan, M.A

doi:10.1017/s095925980000472x

Rev. Clin. Gerontol.

1996

DOI: 10.1017/s095925980000472x

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The diagnosis of urinary ‘infection’ in old people

J. E. Clague¹,

M.A Horan²

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Undernourished Patients With Hip Fracture: Poor Outcome is Not Due to Excess Infections

Bruce

Laurance²,

Ng³

et al. 1999

Australas J Ageing

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Background: Undernourished hip fracture patients have poorer outcomes for undetermined reasons. We postulated that an immune deficit from malnutrition could lead to excess infections in these patients. Objective: To document the nutritional status (body mass index, BMI), infection rates and outcome in a group of patients with hip fracture. Subjects: One hundred consecutive cases, after excluding nursing home residents and those with end‐stage or malignant disease. Results: Low BMI was common and was associated with greater age, presence of dementia and falling indoors. Patients with low BMI had significantly poorer functional outcomes, greater mortality and nursing home admission rates. Infections were not more common in those with low BMI. An apparent association between poor outcome and the presence of infection in those with low BMI was not confirmed by multiple logistic regression analysis. Conclusions: Significant undernutrition was common and was associated with poorer outcomes in patients with hip fracture. This did not appear to be due to either an excess of infections or an adverse response to infection.

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Undernourished Patients With Hip Fracture: Poor Outcome is Not Due to Excess Infections

Bruce

Laurance²,

Ng³

et al. 1999

Australas J Ageing

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The diagnosis of urinary ‘infection’ in old people

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Undernourished Patients With Hip Fracture: Poor Outcome is Not Due to Excess Infections

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