Serum Interleukin-6 and Serum Ferritin Levels Are the Independent Risk Factors for Pneumonia in Elderly Patients

• Published in: Critical reviews in immunology Vol. 44; no. 5; p. 113
• Main Authors: Yuan, Hao, Tian, Jing, Wen, Lu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2024
• Subjects: Aged; Cytokines; Ferritins; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Interleukin-10; Interleukin-6; Risk Factors

Pneumonia is a common infection in elderly patients. We explored the correlations of serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and serum ferritin (SF) levels with immune function/disease severity in elderly pneumonia patients. Subjects were allocated into the mild pneumonia (MP), severe pneumonia (SP), and normal...