Publisher's Synopsis
BMA Award Winner Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, 5/e was "Highly Commended" by the British Medical Association, BMA Book Competition 2000. Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Second Edition, this volume is the most comprehensive reference on hospital epidemiology and infection control. In 100 chapters written by leading experts, the book examines every type of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to control of these infections in patients and in health care workers. Fifteen major sections cover applied epidemiology and biostatistics; computers in hospital epidemiology; organ system infections; specific nosocomial pathogens; pediatric patients; special patient populations; infections associated with specific procedures; hospital support services; nosocomial infections in health care workers; disinfection and sterilization; airborne pathogens; antimicrobial agents; evaluation of the literature; organization and implementation of infection control programs; and infection control in special health care settings.;New chapters in this edition cover pseudo-outbreaks, infections related to short-term and long-term intravascular devices, nosocomial sinusitis, infections in bone marrow transplant recipients, and determining the cost-effectiveness of hospital infection control programs
