TY - BOOK AU - Weston,Debbie TI - Infection prevention and control: theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals SN - 9780470059074 (alk. paper) AV - RA761 .W38 2017 U1 - 362.196/9 22 PY - 2008/// CY - Chichester, England, Hoboken, NJ PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Infection KW - Prevention KW - Nosocomial infections KW - Cross Infection KW - prevention & control KW - Hospitals KW - Infection Control KW - methods N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007027379-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0743/2007027379-t.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0833/2007027379-b.html ER -