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008 220819s2023 nju b 001 0 eng
010 _a 2022040057
020 _a9781119842590
_q(paperback)
020 _z9781119842576
_q(Adobe PDF)
020 _z9781119842613
_q(epub)
040 _aDNLM/DLC
_beng
_erda
_cDLC
050 0 0 _aRA643
_b.P87 2023
082 0 0 _a362.1969
_223
100 1 _aPurssell, Edward,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInfection prevention and control in healthcare settings /
_cEdward Purssell, Dinah Gould.
264 1 _aHoboken, New Jersey :
_bWiley-Blackwell,
_c[2023]
264 4 _c©2023
300 _ax, 374 pages :
_bcolor illustrations ;
_c23 pages
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aThe chain of infection and main groups of micro-organisms causing infection -- Applying the principles of evidence-based practice to infection prevention and control -- Immunity : response of the body to infection -- The microbiology laboratory -- Antimicrobial drugs -- Policies and protocols for infection prevention and control -- Healthcare-associated infection -- Urinary tract infection -- Wound infections -- Respiratory infections -- Infections associated with intravascular devices -- Gastrointestinal infections -- Infection from blood and body fluids -- Sexually transmitted infections -- Epidemiology and the role of public health in the prevention and control of infectious disease.
520 _a"This book offers an accessible, authoritative introduction to all aspects of infection prevention and control in hospital and community settings. It is aimed at student nurses, other student health professionals and those who teach these groups in classroom and practice settings. The book also provides a key resource for the many practitioners needing to update their knowledge, especially in the aftermath of COVID-19"--
_cProvided by publisher.
650 0 _aCross infection
_xPrevention.
_914523
650 0 _aCommunicable diseases
_xPrevention.
_914524
650 0 _aInfection
_914525
_xPrevention.
700 1 _aGould, Dinah,
_eauthor.
942 _2lcc
_cBK
999 _c30841
_d30841