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Third 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 revised edition has been updated thoroughly throughout in line with current policy, clinical practice in the UK. It contains new
material on emerging pathogens, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and infection control guidance. The evidence-base for infection
control practice has been fully revised to take into account new research and guidance.
Contents
Foreword. Introduction to Microbiology. Understanding the Microbiology Laboratory. The Epidemiology of Infection. The Immune System
and the Immunocompromised Patient. A Guide to Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Microorganisms and their Control. The Central Principles
of Infection Control. Preventing Wound Infection. Preventing Infection associated with Intravascular Therapy. Preventing Infection
associated with Urethral Catheters. Preventing Infection of the Respiratory Tract. Preventing Gastrointestinal Infection: the principles
of food hygiene. Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization. Management of the Infectious Patient. Ectoparasitic infections and environmental
infestations.
Appendix 1: A Policy for the Decontamination of Equipment. Appendix 2: Routes of transmission and isolation precautions
for common infections. Appendix 3: An isolation policy. Glossary. Index.
| Bibliographic details |
Paperback, 358 pages, publication date: MAY-2006
ISBN-13: 978-0-7020-2761-1
ISBN-10: 0-7020-2761-8
Imprint: BAILLIÈRE TINDALL
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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