Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections
Author | : Richard Putnam Wenzel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1049 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 0683089218 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780683089219 |
Rating | : 4/5 (18 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: New edition of a compendium of 49 contributions, arranged in nine sections on perspectives (e.g. history of infections in hospitals, and cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit analysis); management (e.g. regulation, organizing for infection control with limited resources, controversies in isolation policies and practices); epidemiology methods; special locations; special problems; environmental issues; preventing specific infections; and special patients (the newborn, children, the elderly, organ and bone marrow transplant recipients, AIDS patients, and blood recipients). Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR