Infection prevention and control : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals /

This book provides the reader with all of the background information necessary to enhance their understanding of the rationale behind the basic principles of infection control and how to apply them in every day situations; how specific bacteria interact with the host and cause infection; the backgro...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Weston, Debbie
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2008.
Temas:
Infection > Prevention.
Nosocomial infections > Prevention.
Hospitals.
Cross Infection > prevention & control
Hospitals
Infection Control > methods
Hospitals, General
Hôpitaux.
hospitals (institutions, health facility)
MEDICAL > Infectious Diseases.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Diseases > Contagious.
Infection > Prevention
Nosocomial infections > Prevention
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Infection prevention and control: past, present and future
  • Bacterial and viral classification, structure, and function
  • The collection and transportation of specimens
  • The microbiology laboratory
  • Understanding the immune system and the nature and pathogenesis of infection
  • The principles of infection prevention and control
  • Types of healthcare associated infection
  • The problem of antimicrobial resistance
  • Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
  • Tuberculosis
  • Clostridium difficile
  • Invasive group A streptococcal disease
  • Meningococcal disease
  • Norovirus
  • Campylobacter and salmonella
  • Blood-borne viruses
  • Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)
  • Pandemic influenza
  • Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)
  • Legionella.

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