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ReviewVaccines2025

Viral Infections in Elderly Individuals: A Comprehensive Overview of SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza Susceptibility, Pathogenesis, and Clinical Treatment Strategies.

Yanhao Huang, Shumin Li, Wenjie Ye, Haoyun Wang, Jun Su, Lijuan Gao, Ruohu Shi, Xinyi Mou, Sean Xiao Leng, Chanchan Xiao and 1 more

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Review in Vaccines, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10citing papers in PubMed
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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

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Yanhao HuangThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (Dongguan Eastern Central Hospital), School of Medicine, Jinan University, Dongguan 523000, China.
Shumin LiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Wenjie YeDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Haoyun WangDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Jun SuFirst Affiliated Hospital, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Lijuan GaoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Ruohu ShiDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Xinyi MouDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Geriatric Immunology, School of Medicine, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, China.
Sean Xiao LengJohns Hopkins Center on Aging and Immune Remodeling, Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, Departments of Medicine, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD 21205, USA.
Chanchan XiaoThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (Dongguan Eastern Central Hospital), School of Medicine, Jinan University, Dongguan 523000, China.
Guobing ChenThe Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University (Dongguan Eastern Central Hospital), School of Medicine, Jinan University, Dongguan 523000, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2401-6168

Funding

the Key R&D Program Key Special Projects for International Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation between Governments 2023YFE0118700
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As age increases, the immune function of elderly individuals gradually decreases, increasing their susceptibility to infectious diseases. Therefore, further research on common viral infections in the elderly population, especially severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza viruses, is crucial for scientific progress. This review delves into the genetic structure, infection mechanisms, and impact of coinfections with these two viruses and provides a detailed analysis of the reasons for the increased susceptibility of elderly individuals to dual viral infections. We evaluated the clinical manifestations in elderly individuals following coinfections, including complications in the respiratory, gastrointestinal, nervous, and cardiovascular systems. Ultimately, we have summarized the current strategies for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza coinfections in older adults. Through these studies, we aim to reduce the risk of dual infections in elderly individuals and provide a scientific basis for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of age-related viral diseases, thereby improving their health status.

Indexed as

agingcoinfectionsinfluenza virusespathogenesisSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID40333344
PMCPMC12031201

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