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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019442403321

Autore

Filetoth Zsolt

Titolo

Hospital-acquired infection : causes and control / / Zsolt Filetoth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Philadelphia, : Whurr, c2003

ISBN

9786612342578

9781282342576

1282342576

9780470699201

0470699205

9780470698600

0470698608

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Disciplina

614.44

616.9

Soggetti

Nosocomial infections

Nosocomial infections - Prevention

Hospital buildings - Disinfection

Cross infection - Prevention

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 252-262) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Hospital - acquired Infection; Contents; The author; Acknowledgements; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 Causes and determinants of hospital-acquired infection; Chapter 2 Infection and its characteristics; Chanter 3 The chain of infection and the transmission of an infective agent; Chapter 4 Definitions and general characteristics of infections in hospitals; Chapter 5 Preventive strategies for hospital-acquired infection; Chapter 6 Common hospital-acquired infections in developed countries; Chapter 7 Infection control and surveillance; References; Bibliography

Annexe 1 : American National Standards in United States regulating sterilization in hospitals and in industryAnnexe 2: Standards of the European Union regulating sterilization in hospitals; Annexe 3: Required amount of disinfectant for an appropriate concentration of



total solution in the SI system; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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, understand