Control of Hospital Infection
Practical Handbook
3rd Edition
Published on 4. September 1998
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-412-28440-3 (ISBN)
Description
This updated edition of "The Control of Hospital Infection" offers practical advice for all those who are involved with the control of infections. It contains guidelines for surgeons, physicians and nurses who manage patients with infections, and also for those responsible for operating theatres, hospital kitchens and central sterile supply departments. The book is divided into seven sections, each covering a specific topic, such as sterilization, disinfection and cleaning, prevention of spread of infection, chemotherapy and immunization, and special wards and departments. It takes into account advances in the field since the previous edition.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-412-28440-3 (9780412284403)
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Graham A. J. Ayliffe | Adam P. Fraise | Alasdair M. Geddes
Control of Hospital Infection, 4Ed
A Practical Handbook
Book
05/2000
4th Edition
Hodder Arnold
€127.76
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Content
Administration and responsibility; surveillance, records and reports; sterilization and physical disinfection; disinfection - types of chemical disinfection and formulation of policy for disinfection; decontamination of the environment, equipment and skin; prevention of infections in wards - ward procedures and dressing techniques, isolation of patients and management of infected patients; special problems of miscellaneous infections and human infestation; special problems of miscellaneous infections - control of viral hepatitis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections; asepsis in operating theatres; laundry, kitchen hygiene and waste disposal; use of antibiotics and chemotherapeutic agents; immunization and specific prophylaxis; occupational health services in the control of infection; special wards and departments - intensive care, paediatrics, maternity, milk kitchens, burns and injuries, skin diseases, ophthalmic departments, psychiatry and geriatrics, out-patients and accident, radiology and radiotherapy, physiotherapy, pharmacy; sterile services, pathology, mortuary and post-mortem room; dialysis and renal transplant units.