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Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part I: Facility Planning and Management, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author : Keith S. Kaye

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 305 pages

File Size : 23,61 MB

Release : 2016-08-16

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323462790

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Dr. Kaye and Dr. Dhor have assembled top experts to write about facility planning and management in Part I of their two issues devoted to Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare. Articles in this issue are devoted to: Building a Successful Infection Control Program: Key Components, Processes and Economics; Hand Hygiene Sterilization; High Level Disinfection and Environmental Cleaning; Environement of Care; Infection Control in Alternative Healthcare Settings (Long Term Care and Ambulatory); Antibiotic Stewardship; Outbreak InvestigationsWater Safety in Healthcare/Legionella in the Healthcare Setting; Construction and Renovation; Bloodborne and Body Fluid Exposures - prevention and management of Occupational Health Issues; and Informatics and Statistics in Infection Control. Part II is devoted to clinical management of infections.





Fungal Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author : Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 329 pages

File Size : 35,81 MB

Release : 2016-03-12

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323416500

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There have been major advances in new therapies, diagnostic tools, and strategies for treatment and prevention of fungal infections. Despite these encouraging developments, large numbers of patients are at risk for infectious diseases, and the epidemiology of invasive mycoses continues to emerge. The diagnosis of these infections remains difficult, and treatment outcomes in highly immunosuppressed patients remain poor. Thus, this issue is devoted to state-of-the-art updates on fungal infections by internationally recognized authorities in this field. Some topics covered are Antifungal agents; State-of-the-art culture, identification, and resistance testing of fungal pathogens; Non-culture diagnostics in fungal disease; Contemporary strategies in the prevention and management of fungal infections; Invasive candidiasis; Invasive aspergillosis; Mucormycoses; and Cryptococcosis to name a few.





Pediatric Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author : Jason G. Newland

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 249 pages

File Size : 48,68 MB

Release : 2022-02-24

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323835430

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In this issue, guest editors bring their considerable expertise to this important topic.Provides in-depth reviews on the latest updates in the field, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely topic-based reviews.



Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part II: Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author : Keith S. Kaye

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 209 pages

File Size : 21,47 MB

Release : 2016-11-07

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323477631

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Dr. Kaye and Dr. Dhor have assembled top experts to write about clinical management of infections in Part II of their two issues devoted to Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare. Articles in this issue are devoted to: CLABSI; UTI; Tuberculosis; Ventilator-Assisted Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infection; MRSA; VRE; Gram-Negative Bacilli; Fungal Infections; C. Difficile, and Emerging Infections including Ebola. Infectious Disease physicians and anyone in the hospital setting will find this issue very useful, as state-of-the-art clinical reviews provide clinical management on these common and emerging infections.



Covid 19 Infection, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author : Rachel Bender Ignacio

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 281 pages

File Size : 49,1 MB

Release : 2022-06-02

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323919804

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In this issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, guest editors Drs. Rachel Bender Ignacio and Rajesh T. Gandhi bring their considerable expertise to the topic of COVID-19 Infection. The evolving virology, wide range of symptoms, long-term health issues, mortality rate, effect on hospitals, and high transmission rate have made COVID-19 one of the worst health crises in recent times. In this issue, top experts in the field address key issues such as diagnostic testing, COVID-19 in pediatrics, post-acute sequelae, infection control, and much more, aiming to arm clinicians with the information they need to combat this deadly infection. - Contains 15 relevant, practice-oriented topics including COVID-19 and global pandemic response, SARS CoV-2 transmission and prevention, COVID-19 Vaccines, COVID-19 treatment, equity and racial/ethnic disparities, and more. - Provides in-depth clinical reviews on COVID-19, offering actionable insights for clinical practice. - Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.



Patient Safety and Quality

Author : Ronda Hughes

Publisher : Department of Health and Human Services

Page : 592 pages

File Size : 42,2 MB

Release : 2008

Category : Medical

ISBN :

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"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/



Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author : Henry.F.Chip. Chambers

Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences

Page : 257 pages

File Size : 26,46 MB

Release : 2021-01-25

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0323791395

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With collaboration of Consulting Editor Dr. Helen Boucher, Guest Editor Dr. Henry Chambers has assembled expert authors to provide current clinical reviews on the diagnosis and treatment of soft tissue and skin infections. Articles are specifically devoted to the following topics: Mimics of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Cellulitis; Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Necrotizing Fasciitis, Clostridial Skin and Soft Tissue Infections, and Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome; Skin Infections from Bites; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Intravenous Drug Users; Gram-negative Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Diabetics; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Non-HIV Immunocompromised Hosts; Approach to the Patient with a Skin and Soft Tissue Infection; and Decolonization of Staphylococcus aureus. Readers will come away with the clinical information needed to improve outcomes in patients with soft tissue and skin infections.