Manual of Infection Control Procedures
Foreword by A. M. Emmerson
2nd Edition
Published on 2. January 2003
Book
Paperback/Softback
364 pages
978-0-521-68701-0 (ISBN)
Description
The prevention of infection in the health care setting remains a key goal for all health care personnel. All health care establishments also have a need to continually improve the quality of care they provide and ensure a safe working environment. Health care-associated infections lengthen patients' hospital stays and increase both morbidity and mortality. In addition, diagnosing and treating these infections is a costly process and places intense pressure on limited health care resources. The new, updated and significantly expanded edition of the Manual of Infection Control Procedures provides a comprehensive overview of the main aspects of infection control, and gives practical, evidence-based recommendations and easy-to-follow advice on strategies to prevent infection in all health care facilities.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
513 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-521-68701-0 (9780521687010)
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01/2002
2nd Edition
Greenwich Medical Media Ltd
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Content
Forewords; Prefaces; Acknowledgements; 1. Principles of infection control; 2. Administrative arrangements; 3. Design and maintenance of health care facilities; 4. Surveillance and outbreak control; 5. Epidemiology and biostatistics; 6. Disinfection and sterilization; 7. Isolation precautions; 8. Prevention of infections caused by multi-resistant organisms; 9. Prevention of infection caused by specific pathogens; 10. Blood-borne hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections; 11. Protection for health care workers; 12. Hand hygiene and personal protective equipment; 13. Prevention of surgical site infections; 14. Prevention of infection associated with intravenous therapy; 15. Prevention of infections associated with urinary catheterization; 16. Prevention of noscomial pneumonia; 17. Hospital support services; 18. Infection control information resources; Index.