Cross infections : types, causes and prevention / Jin Dong and Xun Liang, editors.

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Public health in the 21st century series.
Other Authors: Dong, Jin, active 2009
Liang, Xun
Language:English
Published: New York : Nova Biomedical Books, [2009], ©2009.
Series:Public health in the 21st century series.
Subjects:
Nosocomial infections.
Cross Infection > prevention & control.
Infection Control.
Physical Description:xiii, 190 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Cross infections / Dushyant Maharaj
  • The role of Panton Valentine leukocidin as a virulence factor in community-associated methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus / Kunyan Zhang
  • Catheter-related infections : etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and prevention / Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
  • Surveillance for healthcare-associated infections in pediatric cancer patients : an important prerequisite of ongoing prevention and quality control / Arne Simon
  • Prevention of cross-transmission of respiratory viral pathogens in pediatric oncology patients / Arne Simon
  • Enterotoxigenic staphylococcus aureus and bovine mastitis : a public health problem / Maria de Lourdes Ribeiro de Souza da Cunha
  • Multi-drug resistant bacteria in severe acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease requiring mechanical ventilation : treatment and outcomes / Elpis Giantsou
  • Assessment of patient-to-patient transmission of healthcare-associated infections : integrating laboratory data with patient-based surveillance / Antonella Agodi and Martina Barchitta
  • Mycobacterium avium-intracellular infection during HIV disease : persisting problems / Roberto Manfredi
  • Control of emerging infectious agents causing nosocomial and community-acquired cross infections in immunocompromised hosts / Hossam M. Ashour.