Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies

Gonzalo Bearman · Silvia Munoz-Price · Daniel J. Morgan · Rekha K. Murthy

set 2017 · Springer

Informazioni su questo ebook

This book reviews evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. The book summarizes the current data oninfection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues. Written by experts in thefield, this book contains 32 chapters that educates and presents the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases.
Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies is a valuable resource for infection prevention professionals, healthcare quality and safety professionals, caring for patients in in- and outpatient settings.

Informazioni sull'autore

Gonzalo Bearman MD, MPH
Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine-Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases/ Hospital Epidemiologist
Infectious Diseases/ Epidemiology
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System
1300 East Marshall Street
PO BOX 980019
Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States of America
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L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD
Enterprise Epidemiologist
Associate Professor of Medicine
Department of Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases
Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin
Froedtert Hospital
9200 W Wisconsin Ave
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States of America
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Daniel J Morgan, MD, MS
Associate Professor, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist
Epidemiology, Public Health and Medicine
University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore VA Medical Center
10 S. Pine Street
MSTF 334
Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States of America
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