Title Infection prevention and control : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals / Debbie Weston

Published Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, [2008] ©2008

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Description xx, 328 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm 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 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-313) and index Subject Infection -- Prevention. Nosocomial infections -- Prevention. Cross Infection -- prevention & control. Hospitals. Infection Control -- methods. LC no. 2007027379 ISBN 9780470059074 (alk. paper) 0470059079 (alk. paper)

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