The Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America practical healthcare.
Contributors: Lautenbach, Ebbing.; Woeltje, Keith F.; Malani, Preeti N.
Edition: 3rd ed. / edited by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, Preeti N. Malani.
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chicago; London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780226471020
Subjects: Epidemiology -- Methodology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Getting started; title: An introduction to practical hospital epidemiology / Ebbing Lautenbach, Preeti N. Malani, and Keith Woeltje; title: How to get paid for healthcare epidemiology: a practical guide / Daniel J. Sexton and Russell M. Petrak; title: Ethical aspects of infection control / Loreen A. Herwaldt and Lauris C. Kaldjian; title: Epidemiologic methods in infection control / Ebbing Lautenbach; title: Quality improvement in healthcare epidemiology / Susan Macarthur, Frederick Browne, and Louise-Marie Dembry; title: Isolation / Michael Edmond; title: Disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities / William A. Rutala and David J. Weber; title: 21st century microbiology laboratory support for healthcare-associated infection control and prevention / Lance R. Peterson and Marc Oliver Wright; title: Molecular typing systems / Jeffrey Hafkin,  Laura Chandler, and Joel Maslow; title: Informatics for infection prevention / Keith F. Woeltje and Anne M. Butler; title: Surveillance and prevention; title: Basics of surveillance : an overview / Trish M. Perl; title: Outbreak investigations / Arjun Srinivasan and William R. Jarvis; title: Urinary tract infection / Eric Cober, Emily Shuman, and Carol E. Chenoweth; title: Preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia / Emily K. Shuman and Carol E. Chenoweth; title: Basics of surgical site infection surveillance and prevention / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl; title: Surveillance and prevention of infections associated with vascular catheters / Werner Ernst Bischoff; title: Antimicrobial resistant organisms; title: Control of multidrug resistant gram-positive pathogens / Trevor van Schooneveld and Mark E. Rupp; title: Control of gram-negative antibiotic-resistant pathogens / Anthony Harris and Kerri Thom; title: Clostridium difficile infection / Natasha Bagdasarian and Preeti N. Malani; title: Improving the use of antimicrobial agents / Robert A. Duncan and Kenneth R. Lawrence; title: Special topics; title: Hand hygiene / John M. Boyce and Didier Pittet; title: Biological disaster preparedness / Sandro Cinti and Eden Wells; title: Exposure workups / Louise-Marie Dembry, Stephanie Holley, Hitoshi Honda, Loreen A. Herwaldt, and Jean M. Pottinger; title: Employee health and infection control / Tara N. Palmore and David K. Henderson; title: Tuberculosis infection control in healthcare settings / Henry M. Blumberg; title: Infection control in long-term care facilities / Lindsay E. Nicolle; title: Infection prevention and control in the outpatient setting / Deborah M. Nihill and Tammy Lundstrom; title: Infection prevention in resouce-limited settings / Anucha Apisarnthanarak, M. Cristina Ajenjo, and Virginia R. Roth; title: Patient safety; title: Administrative issues; title: Administering an infection prevention program / Darren R. Linkin and P.J. Brennan; title: Overview of important regulatory and accreditating agencies / Virgina R. Roth and Mark Loeb; title: Government mandates and infection control / Judene Bartley, Tammy Lundstrom, Mary Nettleman,  and Gina Pugliese; title: Product evaluation / Stephen G. Weber; title: Infection control in construction and renovation / William M. Valenti; title: Infection prevention in construction and renovation / Loie Ruhl and Loreen A. Herwaldt; title: Practical hospital epidemiology : an introduction / Ebbing Lautenbach, Preeti N. Malani, Keith Woeltje.