| Description |
x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
A Wiley medical publication |
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Wiley medical publication.
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| Contents |
Introduction to infection control -- The infection control committee -- The infection control practitioner -- The infection control program -- The chain of infection -- Sources of infecting organisms -- Means of transmission of infections -- Host susceptibility -- Nosocomial urinary tract infections -- Nosocomial respiratory tract infections -- Nosocomial wound infections -- Nosocomial bacteremia -- Other nosocomial infections -- Surveillance on infections among patients -- Surveillance of infections among hospital personnel -- Surveillance of communicable diseases -- Surveillance of the hospital environment -- Isolation techniques -- High-risk areas and equipment in the hospital -- Investigations of epidemics -- Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization -- Infection control: in-service education -- Infection control regulations -- Special studies in infection control -- A cost-effective infection control program -- Future trends in infection control |
| Notes |
Includes index and references |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index |
| Subject |
Cross infection -- Prevention.
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Hospital buildings -- Sanitation.
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Nosocomial infections -- Prevention.
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Cross Infection -- prevention & control.
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| Author |
Ajemian, Elizabeth.
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| LC no. |
87008109 |
| ISBN |
0471836818 |
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