Effects of oral amino acid supplementation on long-term-care-acquired infections in elderly patients

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Aquilani, Roberto ^a   Zuccarelli, Ginetto Carlo ^b   Dioguardi, Francesco Saverio ^c   Baiardi, Paola ^d   Frustaglia, Antonio ^a   Rutili, Carla ^b   Comi, Elena ^b   Catani, Michele ^b   Iadarola, Paolo ^d   Viglio, Simona ^d   Barbieri, Annalisa ^c   D'Agostino, Luca ^d   Verri, Manuela ^d   Pasini, Evasio ^a   Boschi, Federica ^d  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b Istituto Geriatrico Piero Redaelli ASP Golgi Redaelli   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Essential amino acids; Immunocompetence; Infection of elderly

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINO ACID; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CEPHALOSPORIN; COPPER; CYSTEINE; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; HISTIDINE; IRON; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LEVOFLOXACIN; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM; RIBOFLAVIN; SODIUM; THIAMINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE; VANCOMYCIN; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARBOHYDRATE INTAKE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; LENGTH OF STAY; LONG TERM CARE; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; POPULATION RISK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN INTAKE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND INFECTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CROSS INFECTION; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 79953106636     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.09.005     Document Type: Article

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