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Author:

Weston, Debbie.

Title:

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

Publisher:

John Wiley & Sons,

Copyright Date:

c2008

Description:

xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Infection--Prevention.
Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
Cross Infection--prevention & control.
Hospitals.
Infection Control--methods.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-313) and index.

Contents:

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.

ISBN:

0470059079 (alk. paper)
9780470059074 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2007027379

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)