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Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

1 The Chain of Infection and Main Groups of Micro-organisms Causing Infection

2 Applying the Principles of Evidence-based Practice to Infection Prevention and Control

3 Immunity: Response of the Body to Infection

4 The Microbiology Laboratory

5 Antimicrobial Drugs

6 Policies and Protocols for Infection Prevention and Control

7 Healthcare-associated Infection

8 Urinary Tract Infection

9 Wound Infections

10 Respiratory Infections

11 Infections Associated with Intravascular Devices

12 Gastrointestinal Infections

13 Infection from Blood and Body Fluids

14 Sexually Transmitted Infections

15 Epidemiology and the Role of Public Health in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease

Index

Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 26/01/2023
      ISBN13: 9781119842590, 978-1119842590
      ISBN10: 111984259X
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      Description

      Book Synopsis


      Table of Contents

      Foreword

      Preface

      1 The Chain of Infection and Main Groups of Micro-organisms Causing Infection

      2 Applying the Principles of Evidence-based Practice to Infection Prevention and Control

      3 Immunity: Response of the Body to Infection

      4 The Microbiology Laboratory

      5 Antimicrobial Drugs

      6 Policies and Protocols for Infection Prevention and Control

      7 Healthcare-associated Infection

      8 Urinary Tract Infection

      9 Wound Infections

      10 Respiratory Infections

      11 Infections Associated with Intravascular Devices

      12 Gastrointestinal Infections

      13 Infection from Blood and Body Fluids

      14 Sexually Transmitted Infections

      15 Epidemiology and the Role of Public Health in the Prevention and Control of Infectious Disease

      Index

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