Infection in older people Flashcards
1
Q
Asymptomatic bacteriuria is present in what % of nursing home residents?
A
50%
2
Q
Bacteriuria after abx treatment recurs in what % of people by one year?
A
50%
3
Q
1 in 10 deaths in over 85s is due to what?
A
Pneumonia
4
Q
90% of influenza deaths are over what age?
A
65
5
Q
what cells are involved in innate immunity?
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6
Q
What cells are involved in adaptive immunity?
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7
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8
Q
What is T cell Immunosenescence?
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9
Q
What is inflammaging?
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10
Q
Do elderly patients usually present with fever with an infection?
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11
Q
What is ESBL?
A
extended spectrum beta-lactamase
Healthcare associated infection
12
Q
COVID vaccine is less efficacious in over what age?
A
75
13
Q
What autoantibodies are more frequent in the elderly?
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14
Q
What is the median age of cancer diagnosis?
A
70
15
Q
What is immunosurveillance?
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