Associations of common infections with frailty and mortality in two UK cohort studies
Our results indicate that infection with H. pylori and T. gondii, and the combined burden of infection may detrimentally impact ageing health. These pathogens may warrant targeting beyond current clinical measures to mitigate the development of frailty.
Authors
- T Waterboer
- Alun David Hughes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5432-5271)
- Julia Butt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4714-2252)
- Rebecca Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0513-5188)
- Dylan M Williams
- Demelza Smeeth
Institutions
- German Cancer Research Center (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (GB)
- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing (GB)
- The London College (GB)
- University College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journals of Gerontology Series A
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/gerona/glag046
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00