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An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals
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Eighth Edition
By
Jennie Wilson, BSc(Hons), RGN, Senior Nurse Manager and Surveillance Co-ordinator, Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Unit, Central Public Health Laboratory, London, UK
Description
This book provides clear and concise information about microorganisms, how they cause infection, and how they can be treated. The many
illustrations throughout the text help make the information more accessible, and the comprehensive referencing used will enable further
in-depth study, if required, by the reader.
Audience
Student Nurses, Practising Nurses.
Contents
The history of microbiology. Micro-organisms and their properties. The epidemiology of infection.The immune response. Antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation. The microbiology laboratory. A guide to pathogenic bacteria. A Guide to viruses. A guide to
fungi, protozoa, helminths and ectoparasites. Infection associated with health care: the infection control programme.The principles of
infection prevention and control. Important nosocomial infections: pathogenesis and prevention.The management of infectious patients
(isolation nursing)
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Paperback, 448 pages, publication date: SEP-2000
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2316-3
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2316-7
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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