Practical handbook for healthcare epidemiologists / edited by Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith Woeltje.
| Other author | Lautenbach, Ebbing. |
| Other author | Woeltje, Keith F. |
| Other author | Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Thorofare, NJ : SLACK, ©2004. |
| Description | xi, 373 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Practical hospital epidemiology: an introduction / Ebbing Lautenbach and Keith Woeltje -- Educational needs and opportunities for the hospital epidemiologist / Richard A. Martinello and Louise M. Dembry -- Negotiating with the administration-or how to get paid for doing hspital epidemiology -- Ethical aspects of infection control / Loreen A. Herwaldt, MD and Lauris C. Kaldjian -- Epidemiologic methods in infection control / Ebbing Lautenbach -- Basics of surveillance-an overview -- Prevention of UTIs -- Preventing nosocomial pneumonia / Scott A. Flanders, Harold R. Collard and Sanjay Saint -- |
| Contents | Basics of surgical site infection surveillance / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl -- Surveillance for infections associated with vascular catheters / Werner Ernst Bischoff -- Outbreak investigations / Consuelo Beck-Sague, Victor Soto-Caceres and William R. Jarvis -- Exposure workups / Loreen A. Herwaldt, Jean M. Pottinger and Stephanie Holley -- Isolation / Gonzalo M. L. Bearman and Michael Edmond -- Clinical microbiology laboratory support for healthcare epidemiology / Lance R. Peterson and Patrick A. Hymel -- Molecular typing systems / Carolyn V. Gould and Joel Maslow -- |
| Contents | Computers for healthcare epidemiology / Keith F. Woeltje -- Control of gram-positive multidrug resistant pathogens / Mark E. Rupp -- Antibiotic-resistant gram-negative infections / David L. Paterson and Mesut Yilmaz -- Antimicrobial stewardship / Robert A. Duncan and Kenneth R. Lawrence -- Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings / John M. Boyce and Didier Pittet -- The role of infection control in bioterrorism / Mary L. Fornek and Kelly J. Henning -- Employee health/occupational medicine / David K. Henderson -- Tuberculosis infection in healthcare settings / Henry M. Blumberg -- Infection control in long-term care facilities / Lindsay E. Nicolle and Richard A. Garibaldi -- Infection control in the outpatient setting / Deborah M. Nihill ... [et al.] -- Infection control with limited resources -- Infection control and patient safety / Darren Linkin and PJ Brennan -- |
| Contents | The infection control committee / Virginia R. Roth and Mark Loeb -- Developing infection control policies and guidelines / Young S. Kim, Patrick J. Brennan and Elias Abrutyn -- The occupational safety and health administration's regulatory role / Judene Bartley, Gina Pugliese and Tammy Lundstrom -- Preparing for and surviving a joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations inspection / Mary D. Nettleman -- Product evaluation / Lynn S. Fine and William M. Valenti -- Infection control issues in construction and renovation / Sherry A. David, Jose A. Fernandez and Loreen A. Herwaldt. |
| General note | At head of title: The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. |
| General note | Rev. ed. of: A practical handbook for hospital epidemiologists / The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. 1998. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Other title | Practical handbook for hospital epidemiologists. |
| LCCN | 2004014489 |
| ISBN | 1556426771 : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WX 167 P895 2004 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |