The constant threat of hospital-acquired infection, together with such developments as the move of care increasingly into the community, the extending role of the nurse and the rise of the patient-consumer, mean that applied microbiology has more significance for nurses now than ever before.
In this volume, Dinah Gould and Christine Brooker (both well-known for their writings on infection control and applied biological sciences) present a wide body of knowledge in an accessible and clinically-relevant manner.
Micro-Organisms and Disease
Response of the Body to Infection
The Microbiology Laboratory
Treating Infectious Disease
Infection Control Policies
Preventing Infection in Hospital
Urinary Infections
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
In this volume, Dinah Gould and Christine Brooker (both well-known for their writings on infection control and applied biological sciences) present a wide body of knowledge in an accessible and clinically-relevant manner.
Micro-Organisms and Disease
Response of the Body to Infection
The Microbiology Laboratory
Treating Infectious Disease
Infection Control Policies
Preventing Infection in Hospital
Urinary Infections
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