Disinfection and decontamination
Subtitle: principles, applications, and related issues
By: editor, Gurusamy Manivannan.
Contributors: Manivannan, Gurusamy, 1960-
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Boca Raton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780849390746
Subjects: Disinfection and disinfectants; Microbial contamination -- Prevention; Disinfection -- methods; Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use; Biofilms; Decontamination -- methods; Infection Control -- methods
Notes: "A CRC title."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Perspectives on infection challenges and solutions / Manivannan; title: Sisyphus in the microbial world revisited : global governance, antimicrobial strategies, and humanity's health / Fidler; title: The need for safer and better microbiocides for infection control / Sattar, Springthorpe; title: Microbiological concerns in non-sterile manufacturing / Farrington, Polarine; title: New technologies in disinfection and infection control / Ramirez; title: Biocides : modes of action and mechanisms of resistance / McDonnell; title: A pragmatic approach to judicious selection and proper use of disinfectant and antiseptic agents in healthcare setting / Suljagic; title: Extended activity of healthcare antiseptic products / Newman, Kaiser; title: Disinfectant rotation in a cleaning/disinfection program for cleanrooms and controlled environments / Sutton; title: Reprocessing flexible endoscopes : origin of standards, overview of structure/function, and review of recent outbreaks / Antonucci, Williams, Robinson; title: Microbiological testing of disinfectants and decontaminants for critical surfaces / Klein; title: Regulatory constraints on disinfectants and decontamination / Sarli; title: Biofilms : a summarized account and control strategies / Nandakumar, Sreekumari; title: Consequences of biofilms on indwelling medical devices : costs and prevention / Thomas, Nakaishi, Corum; title: Infection-resistant implantable devices : biofilm problems and design strategies / Smith, Perera; title: Infections of intracardiac devices / Yesenosky ... [et al.]; title: Intrauterine devices : infections and biofilms / Pereira, Pruthi; title: Antimicrobial urinary catheters / Stickler, Sabbuba; title: Risk factors for post-operative infectious complications after abdominal surgery / Pessaux, Lermite.