| Description |
viii, 136 p:ill ; 28 cm. |
| Series |
At a glance series |
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At a glance series (Oxford, England)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1: Introduction to infection prevention and control.Infection prevention and control (IP&C) -- Communicable diseases -- Bacterial classification and structure -- Bacterial virulence factors -- Viral classification and structure -- The innate immune response -- The acquired immune response -- Principles of specimen collection -- The microbiology laboratory -- Antibiotics and prescribing-- Antimicrobial resistance -- Part 2: The principles of infection prevention and control. The chain of infection -- Vaccination -- Hand hygiene -- Surgical hand preparation-- Personal protective equipment -- Environmental cleaning and disinfection -- Sharps -- Aseptic non-touch technique-- Part 3: Clinical practice aspects of IP&C. The infection prevention management of intravascular devices -- Isolation and cohort nursing -- Management of patients with infectious diarrhoea -- Investigation and management of outbreaks -- Prevention and treatment of surgical site infection -- Recognition and management of sepsis -- Part 4: Infections and infectious diseases. Bloodborne viruses-- Bordetella pertussis -- Campylobacter jejuni -- Gram- negative carbapenemase-producing organisms, including Enterobacteriaceae --heter-associated urinary tract infection -- Clostridium difficile: prevention and control-- Community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia -- Ebola virus disease -- Infestation -- Influenza -- Invasive group A streptococcal disease -- Legionella -- Measles,mumps and rubella -- Meningococcal disease -- Norovirus --Pandemic influenza -- Salmonella -- Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA -- Tuberculosis -- Varicella zoster. |
| Subject |
Cross infection -- Nursing
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Nosocomial infections -- Control
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Cross infection
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Cross infection -- Control
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Cross infection -- Prevention
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Infection -- Control
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Evidence-based medicine
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Infection -- Prevention
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Nosocomial infections -- Prevention
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| Added Author |
Burgess, Alison, 1963-
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Roberts, Sue, 1955-
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| ISBN |
9781118973554 |
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