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Why the elderly appear to be more severely affected by COVID‐19: The potential role of immunosenescence and CMV

The significantly higher mortality rates seen in the elderly compared with young children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid‐19) pandemic is likely to be driven in part by an impaired immune response in older individuals. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) seroprevalence approaches 80% in the elderly. CM...

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Autores principales: Kadambari, Seilesh, Klenerman, Paul, Pollard, Andrew J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7404358/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32671966
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rmv.2144