Publisher's Synopsis
This single source encompasses all of the most important infection control guidelines...organizes them in a user-friendly fashion...and provides expert recommendations on how to apply this information. Each chapter addresses a particular infection, such as urinary tract infections, burn infections, infections of newborns, IV-related infections, and much, much more! The appendix includes specific infection control guidelines, universal precautions, sample infection control policies, a bibiliography, a pathogen index, and a general index. The only comprehensive compilation of its kind on the topic of infection control!