Infection prevention and control : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals / Debbie Weston.
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- 9780470059074 (pbk.) :
- 362.1969 22
- SGHLOAN RA761.W47 2008
- LGHEDU 614.44
- LGHEDU RA761.W47 2008
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Formerly CIP. Uk
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- Bloodborne viruses -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Pandemic influenza -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) -- Legionella.
Weston provides the reader with all of the background information necessary to enhance their understanding of the rationale behind the basic principles of infection control and how to apply them in every day situations, and how specific bacteria interact with the host and cause infection, and more.
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