Practical infection control
Subtitle: a health care professional and community resource guide
By: Nevio Cimolai, Debra J. Cimolai
Contributors: Cimolai, Debra J.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Populus Productions and Pub. Ltd.
Published: 2012
Place of publication: British Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780986642197
Copyright date: 2011
Subjects: Infection; Prevention; Communicable diseases; Health facilities; Disinfection; Disinfection and disinfectants
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. The roots of infection control; title: 2. It's a microbe's world!; title: 3. The body's role; title: 4. Diagnosis facilities prevention; title: 5. The epidemiology of infection; title: 6. What's in a name?; title: 7. Methods of quarantine and prevention; title: 8. Disinfection, antisepsis and sterilization; title: 9. Antibiotic use, abuse and resistance; title: 10. Acute care; title: 11. Long term care; title: 12. Ambulatory, office and home care; title: 13. Immunization and prevention; title: 14. Hazards in the workplace; title: 15. Infection control sleuths; title: 16. A role for public health; title: 17. Plagues of our times; title: 18. Infection control glossary; title: 19. Profile of medically relevant bacteria; title: 20. Index.