Infection Control in Clinical Practice

Infection control is now a major issue in clinical practice. The third edition of this highly successful book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them. This revised edition has been updated thoroughly throughout in line with current policy, clinical practice, and the organisation and prevention of infection control in the UK. It contains new material on emerging pathogens, antimicrobial agents and resistance, and infection control guidance. The evidence-base for infection control practice has been fully revised to take into account new research and guidance. The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.

ISBN 0702027618   Pages 358 ISBN13 9780702027611 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Elsevier Health Sciences   Weight (grammes) 785 Imprint Bailliere Tindall   Published in London Format Paperback   Previous ISBN 9780702025549 Publication date 10 May 2006   Height (mm) 189 Library of Congress 2006042785   Width (mm) 246 DEWEY 616.9045   Spine width (mm) 18 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

1		Introduction to microbiology		3
2		Understanding the microbiology laboratory		19
3		The epidemiology of infection and strategies for prevention		33
4		The immune system and the immunocompromised patient		65
5		A guide to antimicrobial chemotherapy		87
6		Micro-organisms and their control		119
7		Standard infection control precautions		153
8		Preventing wound infection		179
9		Preventing infection associated with intravascular therapy		199
10		Preventing infection associated with urethral catheters		215
11		Preventing infection of the respiratory tract		229
12		Preventing gastrointestinal infection		245
13		Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization		261
14		Management of the infectious patient		281
15		Ectoparasitic infections and environmental infestations		305

It is a great reference book for those with aspecial interest in infection control. Emergencynurses will find it a handy text to keep up todate with current policy and practice. Studentswill appreciate its long reference lists and itsapplication to day-to-day nursing practice.This third edition is a valuable resource foreveryone.Accident and Emergency Nursing 2007"I found this book interesting, informative and easy to read"Louise Keightley, Ward Manager. Nursing & Therapies News, October 2007

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