LEADER 03471nam 2200673Ia 450 001 996201264103316 005 20230617040805.0 010 $a1-282-34257-6 010 $a9786612342578 010 $a0-470-69920-5 010 $a0-470-69860-8 035 $a(CKB)1000000000687666 035 $a(EBL)470523 035 $a(OCoLC)609849463 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000569205 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11395906 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000569205 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10540759 035 $a(PQKB)10020014 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000298867 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11243587 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000298867 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10236002 035 $a(PQKB)11740152 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC470523 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000687666 100 $a20021202d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHospital-acquired infection$b[electronic resource] $ecauses and control /$fZsolt Filetoth 210 $aLondon ;$aPhiladelphia $cWhurr$dc2003 215 $a1 online resource (306 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-86156-344-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 252-262) and index. 327 $aHospital - 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 327 $aAnnexe 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 330 $aHospital 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 606 $aNosocomial infections 606 $aNosocomial infections$xPrevention 606 $aHospital buildings$xDisinfection 606 $aCross infection$xPrevention 615 0$aNosocomial infections. 615 0$aNosocomial infections$xPrevention. 615 0$aHospital buildings$xDisinfection. 615 0$aCross infection$xPrevention. 676 $a614.44 676 $a616.9 700 $aFiletoth$b Zsolt$01344084 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996201264103316 996 $aHospital-acquired infection$93068700 997 $aUNISA