Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections


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For over three decades, Bennett & Brachman’s Hospital Infections has been a respected and influential resource in the prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Now in its Sixth Edition, the book continues to provide readers with the latest information in the field of healthcare epidemiology, infection control, patient safety, and the prevention and control of HAIs. Many of the current contributors are or were employed by or trained at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and have a thorough knowledge of healthcare epidemiology. Topics covered include HAI epidemiology; surveillance; control programs; antimicrobial stewardship;antimicrobial resistance; mechanisms of resistance; sterilization and disinfection; food-borne diseases; the role of the laboratory, intensive care unit, operating room, dialysis, and nursery settings; and specific hospital-acquired infections.




Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections


Book Description

The most influential reference in the field for nearly thirty years, Bennett and Brachman's Hospital Infections is in its thoroughly updated Fifth Edition. Written by internationally recognized experts—many affiliated with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—the book is the most comprehensive, up-to-date, authoritative guide to the recognition, management, prevention, and control of infections in all types of healthcare facilities. More than half of this edition's chapters have new authors who are current experts in the field. Important new chapters cover patient safety, public reporting, controlling antimicrobial-resistant pathogens (especially MRSA and VRE), fungi, and healthcare-associated infections caused by newer treatments such as invasive cardiology. This edition has a new two-color design.







Hospital Infections


Book Description

The most influential reference in the field is now in its thoroughly updated Fourth Edition. Written and edited by international authorities, it covers the recognition, management, prevention and control of nosocomial infections. New in the Fourth Edition: 30 new contributors; information on drug-resistant tuberculosis and vancomycin-resistant enterococci; current recommendations on universal precautions and isolations, as well as chemoprophylaxis for HIV-exposed health care workers; and chapters on tuberculosis, epidemiology in community hospitals, professional and regulatory organizations in infection control programs, and infection control in developing countries.




Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections


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Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) in all inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings.




Infection Control in Home Care and Hospice


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An official publication of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (APIC), the highly successful Infection Control in Home Care and Hospice helps home care providers assess the infection control needs of their organization, and develop home care infection and surveillance programs. The Second Edition has been thoroughly updated and revised with the latest CDC Guidelines on infection control in home care, including Hand Hygiene, Prevention of IV-related Infections, and the 2004 Isolation Guideline.




Infection Control in Home Care


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Provides information to home care and hospice organizations for the prevention, control, and surveillance of infection. Thirteen chapters cover topics including infection control as a health care discipline; the infectious disease process; patient care practices; infection control in home infusion t




Practical Healthcare Epidemiology


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A clear, hands-on outline of best practices for infection prevention that directly improve patient outcomes across the healthcare continuum.




A Guide to Infection Control in the Hospital


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Infections, especially those occurring postoperatively, remain a major problem in hospitals. This handy pocket-sized manual provides guidelines and protocols for preventing infections, and managing them if they occur. It covers various types of infection, and is suitable for members of infection control teams.