This is the updated version of the hugely popular Applied Microbiology for Nurses, providing essential information about how infection occurs, methods to prevent it and the precautions required to contain it. The new edition is fully revised to include primary infection control issues alongside important concepts of applied microbiology.
PART ONE: MICROBIOLOGY Micro-Organisms and Disease.- Response of the Body to Infection.- The Microbiology Laboratory.- Treating Infectious Disease.- PART TWO: PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL Infection Control Policies.- Preventing Infection in Hospital.- PART THREE: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE Urinary Infection and Catheterisation.- Wound Infections.- Respiratory Infections.- Infections Associated with Intravascular Devices.- Enteric Infections.- Infection Risks from Blood and Body Fluids.- Sexually Transmitted Infections.- Epidemiology: Changing Trends of Infectious Diseases.- Glossary.
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