周術期医学ジャーナル
オープンアクセス

概要

Care Homes are known to be High-Risk Locations for Infectious Illnesses

Toshiro Ito

Care homes are known to be high-risk locations for infectious illnesses, owing to a mixture of the underlying susceptibility of residents who are often frail and elderly, the communal living environment with manifold communal spaces, and the high number of contacts between residents, visitors and staff in an enclosed space.