Overview
Surveillance policy
Disinfectant & Sterilization policy
Policy for investigation of an outbreak of infection
Antibiotic policy (including chemoprophylaxis)
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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The Mighty World of Microbes: An Overview
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Vaccinations and Infection Prevention
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Current Practices for Infection Prevention in the Hospital Settings
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Hospital Infection Prevention Program
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Role of Hospital Housekeeping and Materials Management Including Disinfection and Waste Management
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Hand Hygiene and Personal Protective Equipment
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Decontamination and Sterilization Procedures
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Monitoring of High-Risk Areas
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Keywords
About this book
The art of medicine becomes science when supported by evidence. The recommended practices of infection prevention are based on scientific and epidemiologic evidence. However, most health care professionals see them as mandates and fail to incorporate them into their routine patient care activities. The core goal of this publication is to link the practices to the principles they are based on. The expectation is that understanding of the principles will change the practices from mandates to "should do" in the minds of health care professionals. This will lead to improvement in health care by preventing unintended harm to patients, co-workers and the communities at large.
At the same time, the text provides a comprehensive, thorough and up to date information on all aspects of infection prevention in a reader-friendly manner and therefore, will serve as a valuable reference.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“This is a reference on the basic concepts of hospital infection control, from a primer on infectious disease to the role of the laboratory to housekeeping to individual hand hygiene. … This is appropriate for all levels of clinicians and ancillary technologists, from students to seasoned practitioners, who can use it as a refresher. … This is a book for every medical, nursing, and allied health school library.” (Vincent F. Carr, Doody’s Book Reviews, March, 2014)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Chand Wattal, MD, Clinical Microbiology is the Chairman of department of Clinical Microbiology & Immunology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Dr. Nancy Khardori, MD, is a professor at the department of Internal Medicine: Division of Infectious Disease and department of Microbiology & Molecular Cell Biology in Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA. They have previously co-published a book on “Emergencies in Infection Diseases from head to toe”.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Hospital Infection Prevention
Book Subtitle: Principles & Practices
Editors: Chand Wattal, Nancy Khardori
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-81-322-1608-7
Publisher: Springer New Delhi
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer India 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-81-322-1607-0Published: 12 November 2013
Softcover ISBN: 978-81-322-2909-4Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-81-322-1608-7Published: 30 October 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 177
Number of Illustrations: 5 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
Topics: Infectious Diseases, Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention