TY  - BOOK
AU  - Weston,Debbie
TI  - Fundamentals of infection prevention and control: theory and practice 
SN  - 978111830669 (pbk. : alk. paper)
AV  - RA 761 .W487 2013 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Chichester, West Sussex
PB  - Wiley Blackwell
KW  - Infection
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Nosocomial infections
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The burden of healthcare associated infections, old and new disease threats, and the prevention and control of infection in different health settings -- The role of the infection prevention and control team -- Audit and surveillance -- The investigation of clusters, periods of increased incidence and outbreaks -- Microbial classification and structure -- The collection and transportation of specimens -- The microbiology laboratory -- Understanding the immune system and the nature and pathogenesis of infection -- Sepsis -- Antibiotics and the problem of resistance -- Isolation and cohort nursing -- Hand hygiene -- Personal protective equipment (PPE) -- The safe use and disposal of sharps -- Cleaning -- The management of invasive devices, including the prevention of blood-stream infections -- The prevention and management of catheter-associated urinary tract infections -- The prevention and management of surgical site infections -- The prevention and management of hospital and community -acquired pneumonia -- Staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA) -- Tuberculosis -- Clostridium difficile -- Norovirus -- Blood borne viruses; refooah
ER  -