Infection prevention and control :
Weston, Debbie.
Infection prevention and control : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals / Debbie Weston. - Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. - xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-313) and index.
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.
9780470059074 (alk. paper) 0470059079 (alk. paper)
2007027379
101310629 DNLM
Infection--Prevention.
Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
Cross Infection--prevention & control.
Hospitals.
Infection Control--methods.
RA761.W38 2008
Infection prevention and control : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals / Debbie Weston. - Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008. - xx, 328 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-313) and index.
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.
9780470059074 (alk. paper) 0470059079 (alk. paper)
2007027379
101310629 DNLM
Infection--Prevention.
Nosocomial infections--Prevention.
Cross Infection--prevention & control.
Hospitals.
Infection Control--methods.
RA761.W38 2008