Foundations of infection control and prevention / Christine McGuire-Wolfe, PhD, CIC, CPH, EMT-P.
Publication details: Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2017Description: xiii, 282 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:- 9781284053135
- 23 614.4 M179F
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to the role of infection preventionists and basic principles -- Hand hygiene -- Modes of transmission, personal protective equipment, and isolation precautions -- Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization -- Healthcare-associated infections -- Vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases -- Foodborne illness and food safety -- Employee health -- Bioterrorism -- Appendix A : Antimicrobial spectrum and characteristics of hand-hygiene antiseptic agents -- Appendix B : type and duration of precautions recommended for selected infection and conditions -- Appendix C : Summary of advantages and disadvantages of chemical agents used as chemical sterilants or as high-level disinfectants -- Appendix D : selected biological agents potentially involved in bioterrorism.
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