Why should the infectious diseases community focus on aging and care of the older adult?

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High, KP
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[1] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Infect Dis Sect, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
[2] Wake Forest Univ, Bowman Gray Sch Med, Hematol Oncol Sect, Winston Salem, NC 27157 USA
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10.1086/376606
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R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
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