Manual of infection control procedures / N.N. Damani ; foreword by A.M. Emmerson.
"The prevention of infection in the health care setting remains a key goal for all health care personnel. All health care establishments also have a need to continually improve the quality of care they provide and ensure a safe working environment. Health care-associated infections lengthen pat...
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Principles of Infection Control
- 2. Administrative Arrangements
- 3. Design and Maintenance of Health Care Facilities
- 4. Surveillance and Outbreak Control
- 5. Epidemiology and Biostatistics
- 6. Disinfection and Sterilization
- 7. Isolation Precautions
- 8. Prevention of Infections Caused by Multi-resistant Organisms
- 9. Prevention of Infection Caused by Specific Pathogens
- 10. Blood-borne Hepatitis and Human Immunodeficiency
- 11. Protection for Health Care Workers
- 12. Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
- 13. Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
- 14. Prevention of Infection Associated with Intravenous Therapy
- 15. Prevention of Infections Associated with Urinary
- 16. Prevention of Nosocomial Pneumonia
- 17. Hospital Support Services
- 18. Infection Control Information Resources.