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Infection Control in Clinical Practice Updated Edition

  • 3rd Edition - November 1, 2018
  • Latest edition
  • Author: Jennie Wilson
  • Language: English

Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. The revised third edition of this highly successful book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of… Read more

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Infection control is a major issue in clinical practice. The revised third edition of this highly successful book provides a comprehensive guide to the principles and practice of infection control and prevention, and the basic elements of microbiology and epidemiology that underpin them.

The contents are firmly based in clinical practice and are relevant to both hospital and community settings. The information is research-based and extensively referenced and therefore provides an invaluable resource for evidence-based practice. Presentation is clear, concise and accessible to a wide audience including diploma and degree course students, nurses and allied health professionals working in clinical settings, and infection control specialists.

Readership

Infection control nurses, Clinical nurses, Nurse educators

Table of contents

Section 1: Principles
Introduction to Microbiology
Understanding the microbiology laboratory
The epidemiology of infection and strategies for prevention
The immune system and the immunocompromised patient
A guide to antimicrobial chemotherapy
Micro-organisms and their control

Section 2: Practice
Standard infection control precautions
Preventing wound infection
Preventing infection associated with intravascular therapy
Preventing infection associated with urethral catheters
Preventing infection of the respiratory tract
Preventing gastrointestinal infection
Cleaning, disinfection and sterilization
Management of the infectious patient
Ectoparasitic infections and environmental infestations

Product details

  • Edition: 3
  • Latest edition
  • Published: March 8, 2019
  • Language: English

About the author

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Jennie Wilson

Jennie Wilson has a first degree in microbiology, a Master’s in Public Health, PhD in surveillance of healthcare associated infection (HCAI) and is a registered nurse. She has 30 years’ experience in infection prevention & control (IPC), has worked as a senior IPC practitioner in NHS Trusts in London and was a key player in establishing the first national surveillance programmes on HCAI in England.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Healthcare Epidemiology, College of Nursing, Midwifery and Healthcare, University of West London, UK