Lower respiratory tract infections in the elderly are a significant source of morbidity and
mortality. Age‐related changes in both systemic and compartmentalized, in lung‐specific …

Advancing age is associated with a decline in the integrity of physical barriers and protection
against invading pathogens, and age-related changes in the immune system are associated …

The world is undergoing an unprecedented shift in demographics, with the number of
individuals over the age of 60 years projected to reach 2 billion or more by 2050 …

The natural aging process is associated with changes in structure and function of the human
lung that becomes pronounced with advanced age. Age-related changes in immune …

Respiratory infections are a leading cause of infectious disease burden worldwide
especially among the elderly. Furthermore, a direct relationship between ageing and …

The population worldwide continues to age, with those over the age of 80 years constituting
the fastest-growing sector of the population. As one ages, infectious complications become …

Aging results in systemic changes that leave older adults at much higher risk for adverse
outcomes following respiratory infections. Much work has been done over the years to …

It is well known that aging can lead to drastic changes in immune function. The progressive
decline in immune response with aging, coined immunosenescence, affects both innate and …

Aging is associated with increased respiratory tract infections (RTIs) to which
immunosenescence and inflammaging, the chronic low-grade systemic inflammation …

Respiratory tract infections are the leading cause of death due to infectious disease in the
elderly. Many factors, especially waning immune responses and the onset of age-associated …