Access to care for the population residing in residential facilities for dependent elderly people (Ehpad), i.e. 600,000 people in France in 2019, is a major public health issue.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Infection is one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in older adults. Available biomarkers are not associated with prognosis in older patients. This study aimed to analyze the value of eosinopenia (eosinophil count< 100/mm) as a prognosis marker among older patients with suspected or confirmed bacterial infection.
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