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Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Nurses

  • 2nd Edition - June 18, 2021
  • Latest edition
  • Author: I DR. KANNAN
  • Language: English

This book primarily fulfils the content needs of Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Third Semester of B.Sc. Nursing students. Further, the book contains co… Read more

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This book primarily fulfils the content needs of Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Third Semester of B.Sc. Nursing students. Further, the book contains contents that help the nurses in profession to hone their microbiology knowledge used in their day-to-day practice. It contains all the updated vital aspects of infection control practices and the details of various infections suggested by WHO. The book provides the nursing interventions in the various areas of applied microbiology that will help them to sharpen their nursing skills.

Key features

• All microbiology information needed for the undergraduate nursing students put in a systematic manner.

• Concepts explained in lucid language for easy understanding by nursing students.

• Content presented as bulleted lists for quick grasp of the subject matter.

• Appropriate WHO guidelines and latest recommendations of infection control practices included.

• Multicolour photographs, illustrations are used to explain complex microbiology concepts.

Table of contents

Part A: Applied Microbiology

Section 1: General Microbiology

1. Introduction to Microbiology

2. Morphology and Physiology of Bacteria

3. Culture Media

4. Culture Methods

5. Laboratory Methods in Identification of Microorganisms

Section 2: Medical Bacteriology

6. Gram Positive Cocci

7. Gram Negative Cocci

8. Gram Positive Bacilli

9. Gram Negative Bacilli

10. Mycobacteria

11. Spirochaetes

12. Actnomycetes and Nonsporing Anaerobes

13. Miscellaneous Bacteria

Section 3: Medical Virology

14. General Properties of Viruses

15. DNA Viruses

16. RNA Viruses

17. Hepatitis Viruses

18. Arboviruses

19. Oncogenic Viruses, Slow Viruses and Prions and Miscellaneous Viruses

20. Human Immunodeficiency Virus

Section 4: Medical Mycology

21. Basic Mycology

22. Fungi Causing Human Diseases

Section 5: Medical Parasitology

23. Protozoans

24. Helminths

25. Laboratory Identification of Parasites

Section 6: Immunology

26. Immunity, Antigen and Antibody

27. Antigen-Antibody Reactions

28. Hypersensitivity Reactions

29. Immunisation Schedule and Vaccines

Section 7: Laboratory Methods

30. Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques

31. Laboratory Diagnosis of Infectious Diseases

Part B: Infection Control & Safety

Section 1: Infection Control

32. Infection

33. Healthcare Acquired Infection

34. Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices

35. Sterilisation and Disinfection

36. Biomedical Waste Management

37. Antimicrobial Resistance and Antimicrobial Stewardship

Section 2: Safety

38. Patient Safety Indicators

39. International Patient Safety Goals

40. Clinical Safety Protocol

41. Hospital Employee Safety Indicators

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 9, 2023
  • Language: English

About the author

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I DR. KANNAN

Dr. I Kannan is an Associate Professor and Exam evaluator of Microbiology for Nursing, BDS as well as Medicine at Tagore Medical College, Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University, Chennai. In 25 years of teaching experience including 1 year teaching expecience of Microbiology to Post Graduates in Singapore, he has gained competency of being question paper setter for PG - Microbiology at university level and has been Chairman of Board of studies and Board of Examiner for Microbiology at Madras Christian College.

He has contributed several articles in national and international journals, and has presented several papers and posters in national and international conferences. He also has won PGIBMS best paper award from Indian Association of Biomedical Scientists in the XVI Annual conferences of Indian Association of biomedical scientists, 1993 conducted in Stanley Medical College, Chennai, India. Dr. Kannan has published a book on " Immunology" with M.J.P Publishers, India in 2007.