The function and structure of infection control services / Christine Perry -- Microbes, infection and immunity / Robert C. Spencer -- Specimen collection / Christine Perry -- Risk assessment / Christine Perry -- Standard precautions / Christine Perry -- Specific and common infections / Christine Perry -- Urinary catheter care / Lauren Tew -- Infection prevention in intravascular therapy Carly Hall -- Infection prevention in nutritional care / Christine Perry -- Infection prevention in wound management / Christine Perry -- Control of infection in paediatric settings / Christine Perry -- Peri-operative care settings / Christine Perry -- Specialist care settings / Christine Perry -- The isolated patient / Christine Perry -- The immunocompromised patient / Christine Perry -- Decontamination / Christine Perry