Infection prevention and control [electronic resource] : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals / Debbie Weston.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weston, Debbie
Language:English
Published: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, c2008.
Subjects:
Infection > Prevention.
Nosocomial infections > Prevention.
Online Access:
Wiley Online Library Online Books: 2008 (Wiley Online Library)
ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2008 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:
Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Clinical Practice for Healthcare Professionals
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • 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.