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Frailty increases the risk for developing urinary tract infection among 79,887 patients with diabetic mellitus and chronic kidney disease

BACKGROUND: Patients with diabetic mellitus (DM) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at an increased risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) due to their altered immunological integrity. These patients are similarly prone to developing frailty, a state of cumulative health deficits involving multiple...

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Autores principales: Chao, Chia-Ter, Lee, Szu-Ying, Wang, Jui, Chien, Kuo-Liong, Huang, Jenq-Wen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8186134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34098883
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02299-3