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.
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DINAH GOULD is Professor of Applied Health at City University, London, UK.
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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.