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Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections

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Written and edited by the worlds foremost experts in hospital epidemiology, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the prevention and control of nosocomial infections. The book addresses the full range of crucial issues currently facing infection control practitioners, including health care economics, epidemiology methods, protection of hospital employees, and pathogenesis and control of specific infections.

This Fourth Edition has been completely revised to reflect significant recent changes in the field. Coverage includes detailed discussions of modern approaches to infection control. Chapters address current problems such as antibiotic-resistant pathogens, prion diseases, and risks of infection in transplant recipients.

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Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
38603
9780781735124
9780781735124

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Publication date
2003
Issue number
4
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
656
Dimensions (mm)
216 x 279
Weight (g)
1805
  • Section I:: PERSPECTIVES Chapter 1. Historical Perspectives for the New Millenium
    Peter J. van den Broek
    Chapter 2. Global Perspectives of Infection Control
    Samuel Ponce-de-León, Alejandro E. Macías
    Chapter 3. Cost and Cost Benefit of Infection Control
    Mary D. Nettleman
    Chapter 4. Infection Control and Use of Evidence-Based Medicine
    Javier Ena
    Chapter 5. Expanded Role of the Nurse in Hospital Epidemiology
    Carol O. Boyle
    Chapter 6. Hospital Construction¾Building Design and Modification for Infection Control
    Andy Striefel, Ph.D.
    Chapter 7. Long Term Care Issues for the 21st Century
    Lindsay E. Nicolle
    Chapter 8. Recognizing and Managing Biological Terror
    Richard P. Wenzel, Michael B. Edmond

    Section II:: INFORMATION Chapter 9. Infection Control and the Internet
    David Reagan
    Chapter 10. National and International Surveillance Systems for Nosocomial Infections
    Michael Edmond
    Chapter 11. Advanced Epidemiologic Methods
    Matt Samore, Anthony Harris
    Chapter 12. Useful Outcome Measures in Infection Control
    Trish Perl, M.D., M.Sc.
    Chapter 13. Modeling Endemic and Epidemic Infections
    Marc J. M. Bonten, Daren J. Austin, Marc Lipsitch
    Chapter 14. The Potential of Telemedicine for Hospital Epidemiology
    Lisa G. Kaplowitz
    Chapter 15. Measuring Antibiotic Use and Resistance
    Ronald E. Polk
    Chapter 16. Design and Measurement of Staffing Patterns and Key Compliance Issues
    Janis Ober, R.N.

    Section III:: NEW PROBLEMS FOR INFECTION CONTROL Chapter 17. Vancomycin-Resistant Gram Positive Pathogens. Potential Approaches for Prevention and Control
    Michael Climo, Gordon Archer, Sara Monroe
    Chapter 18. The Impact of Gram Negative Organisms with Extended Spectrum b-Lactamases (ESBLs)
    James A. Karlowsky, Daniel F. Sahm
    Chapter 19. Hepatitis C:: Prevention, Therapy and Role of Transplantation
    Adeel A. Butt, Nina Singh
    Chapter 20. Prevention and Control of the Nosocomial Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
    Venkatarama Rao Koppaka, Renee Ridzon
    Chapter 21. Prion Diseases
    Andreas Widmer, Markus Glatzel
    Chapter 22. Gene Therapy and Infection Control
    Martin E. Evans

    Section IV:: CRITICAL ASSESSMENT OF CURRENT ISSUES Chapter 23. Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections and Second Generation Vascular Catheters
    Rabih O. Darouiche
    Chapter 24. Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections and New Bladder Catheters
    Barry Farr
    Chapter 25. Nosocomial Pneumonia:: Lung Transplantation and Current Mechanical Ventilation Issues
    Dan Nafziger
    Chapter 26. Infections Associated with Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices
    Tobi B. Karchmer
    Chapter 27. Preventing Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
    Lisa Saiman
    Chapter 28. Modern Approaches to Preventing Surgical Site Infections
    Marie-Claude Roy
    Chapter 29
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    Chapter 39

    Index
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