Peter Hoffman, Graham Ayliffe, Tine Bradley

Disinfection in Healthcare

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Concise, practical guide for everyone involved in the control of hospital infection Features: * Key information at your fingertips: Concise information is easy to find - now includes references and index * Completely revised, expanded and updated to reflect changes in new chemical disinfectants * Reviews the range of new disinfectants used for endoscope reprocessing New for this edition: * For the first time, includes thermal disinfection applications of washer-disinfectors and healthcare laundry * Covers new safety regulations * Reviews new European disinfectant tests * Outlines the properties of both established and new disinfectants * Covers the use of disinfectants against the range of healthcare-associated pathogens

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• 3rd Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. November 2004
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 215mm x 162mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 195g
• ISBN-13: 9781405126427
• ISBN-10: 1405126426
• Artikelnr.: 21031695

Autorenporträt

Peter Hoffman is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley. Graham Ayliffe is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley. Tine Bradley is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface.

1. Principles of disinfection.

2. Properties of chemical disinfectants.

3. Disinfection Policy.

4. Thermal Disinfection.

5. Organisms of special significance.

6. Cleaning of disinfection of the environment.

7. Disinfection of the skin and mucous membranes.

8. Disinfection of Medical Equipment.

9. Disinfectants in pathology departments.

10. Safety in chemical disinfection.

Appendix 1 - Summary of Policy for Decontamination ofEquipment or Environment.

Appendix 2 - Bibliography

Rezensionen

"This book remains useful as an introduction to the principles andpractices of disinfection and as a basic guidance document for theoutreach setting."
Journal of Hospital Infection (2006)

"This book is an essential read for any person involved indisinfection in a healthcare setting or who has an interest in thesubject."
British Journal of Biomedical Science (2006)

From the previous editions:

"Those concerned with infection control, either in hospital orin the non-hospital community, should purchase this book tomorrow.If they all followed its advice there would be immediateimprovements in the use and knowledge of disinfectants, and moreeffective policies."
Journal of Hospital Infection

"The book will be of use to students of laboratory medicine,pharmacists, infection control staff and those involved in teachingabout hospital disinfection and in drawing up disinfectantpolicies."
Journal of Medical Microbiology

"This slim volume is easy to read and contains sufficientinformation to produce a coherent disinfection policy in hospitals.It is required reading for all medical microbiologists, infectioncontrol nurses and chairpersons of control of hospital infectioncommittees."
Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

"In summary, this book has useful information on the propertiesof chemical disinfectants and the principles of disinfection inhospitals."
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology