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ArticleZeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie2018

[Influenza: special aspects in old age].

A Kwetkat, A Leischker, H J Heppner

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Article in Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

A KwetkatKlinik für Geriatrie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Bachstr. 18, 07743, Jena, Deutschland. anja.kwetkat@med.uni-jena.de.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1931-4328
A LeischkerArbeitsgruppe Impfen, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie e. V. (DGG), Berlin, Deutschland.
H J HeppnerArbeitsgruppe Impfen, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Geriatrie e. V. (DGG), Berlin, Deutschland.
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gefäßchirurgie und Gefäßmedizin · DEDeutsche Gesellschaft für Psychoanalyse, Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik und Tiefenpsychologie · DEWitten/Herdecke University · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In Germany up to 20% of the population are affected by influenza every year. Particularly for the elderly, influenza is related to high morbidity and mortality and 90% of deaths are related to the group of 60 years and older. In this context, seasonal influenza caused by influenza A (H3N2) viruses is exceedingly relevant for the elderly. The aging of the immune system, immunosenescence, is well documented as the cause of increased susceptibility to infection and change of typical symptoms. This can cause a delay in diagnosing and treatment of influenza infections. Furthermore, immunosenescence can lead to decreased efficacy of vaccination. Adjuvanted vaccines and vaccines with higher antigen content cause an enhanced immune response and are therefore especially suitable for prevention. The Standing Vaccination Committee (STIKO) recommends vaccination against seasonal influenza for all persons 60 years of age and over as well as for nursing home residents, pregnant women and chronically ill patients. For the coming influenza season 2018/19, the STIKO generally recommends the administration of quadrivalent (tetravalent) vaccines for the first time.

Indexed as

AgingImmunosenescenceInfluenza, HumanAdjuvants, ImmunologicAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGermanyHealth PlanningHumansInfluenza A Virus, H3N2 SubtypeInfluenza VaccinesMiddle AgedOrthomyxoviridaePregnancyAdjuvants, ImmunologicInfluenza VaccinesImmunologic adjuvantsImmunosenescenceOrthomyxoviridaeQuadrivalent influenza vaccineRecommendations, health planning

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