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Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are complications of health care which affect on average 10 percent of patients admitted to hospital world wide. They have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability or even death. The purpose of this comprehensive text is to provide nurses and junior doctors with an understanding of the basics of infection control by explaining the methods employed and their purpose. The book is based on lectures presented by the author at training courses for nurses and doctors and gives simple, understandable and essential information that is vital knowledge for medical staff in hospitals.

Table of Contents
1. Causes and determinants of hospital acquired infections.

2. Infection and its characteristics.

3. The chain of infection and the transmission of an infective agent.

4. Definitions and general c haracteristics of infections in hospitals.

5. Preventative strategies for hospital-acquired infections.

6. Common hospital-acquired infections in developed countries.

7. Infection control and surveillance.

Hospital-Acquired Infection: Causes and Control

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      Publisher John Wiley & Sons Inc
      Published 21 October 2002
      ISBN-13 9781861563446
      978-1861563446
      ISBN-10 1861563442
      Also in:
      Hospital-acquired infections Public health and preventive medicine

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are complications of health care which affect on average 10 percent of patients admitted to hospital world wide. They have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability or even death. The purpose of this comprehensive text is to provide nurses and junior doctors with an understanding of the basics of infection control by explaining the methods employed and their purpose. The book is based on lectures presented by the author at training courses for nurses and doctors and gives simple, understandable and essential information that is vital knowledge for medical staff in hospitals.

      Table of Contents
      1. Causes and determinants of hospital acquired infections.

      2. Infection and its characteristics.

      3. The chain of infection and the transmission of an infective agent.

      4. Definitions and general c haracteristics of infections in hospitals.

      5. Preventative strategies for hospital-acquired infections.

      6. Common hospital-acquired infections in developed countries.

      7. Infection control and surveillance.

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