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Infectious Arthritis in the Elderly

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Infections have long been known to be leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the elderly population. Immunosenescence of both the innate and adaptive immune systems contributes largely to this and we have examined the studies which show changes in toll-like receptors (TLRs), cytokines, dendritic cells, antibody response, and T-cells. Theses changes, in addition to functional changes, lead to increased infections in the elderly population.

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Melendez, N., Espinoza, L.R. (2011). Infectious Arthritis in the Elderly. In: Nakasato, Y., Yung, R. (eds) Geriatric Rheumatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-5792-4_26

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