Infectious Diseases: Control and Prevention

Risk Factors & Prevention

The patient risk factors depend on the direct relationship between the age and susceptibility towards infections.  Mostly these factors can be seen due to impaired immune function, anatomic, functional changes, and amount of exposure towards infection results in the elder patients reduces the quality of life during the infection and conditions are fatal. The range of serious risk factors commonly seen in elder patients with respiratory infections, hospital acquired infections or nosocomial infections, also the other factors particular cited in the patients with urinary tract infections, hepatitis and salmonellosis.