Mayhall's Hospital epidemiology and infection prevention / David J. Weber, Charles Addison and ELizabeth Ann Sanders Distiguished Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Epidemiology, University of North Caroline School of Medicine and Gillings School of Global Public Health, Associate Chief Medical Officer, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Medical Director, Department of Infection Prevention, University of North Carolina Medical Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Thomas R. Talbot, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tenessee.
| Other author | Weber, David J. (David Jay), 1951- |
| Other author | Talbot, Thomas R. |
| Other author | Mayhall, C. Glen. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | Fifth edition. |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2021] |
| Description | xv, 742 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Hospital epidemiology and infection control |
| Variant title | Hospital epidemiology and infection prevention |
| Contents | Section I: Basics of healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention. Principles of healthcare epidemiology ; Infectious disease surveillance in healthcare setting ; Isolation of patients with communicable diseases ; Hand hygiene ; Role of microbiology laboratory and molecular diagnostics in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention ; Legal issues in healthcare epidemiology and infection prevention -- Section II: Tools/skills for the modern healthcare epidemiologist. Quality improvement for healthcare epidemiology: creating a culture of excellence ; Investigation of outbreaks ; Developing in infection prevention program ; Communication and messaging strategies in infection prevention -- Section III: Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections. Healthcare-associated infections related to the use of intravascular devices ; Healthcare-associated bloodstream infections ; Healthcare-associated urinary tract infections (including CAUTI) ; Surgical site infections ; Hospital-acquired pneumonia and ventilator-associated events ; Clostridioides (Clostridium) difficile ; Healthcare-associated gastrointestinal illness ; MDRO infections: gram-positive organisms (including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistent Enterococcus) ; MDRO infections: gram-negative organisms ; Healthcare-associated fungal infections (Candida and invasive molds) ; Healthcare-associated viral respiratory infections ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Nontuberculous mycobacteria ; Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections related to animals in the hospital -- Section IV: Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections in special patient populations and healthcare settings. Healthcare-associated infections in obstetric patients ; Healthcare-associated infections in burn patients ; Healthcare-associated eye infections ; Infection prevention issues unique to newborns and the neonatal intensive care unit ; Infection prevention and control in hematopoietic stem cell transplant and oncology patients ; Healthcare-associated infections in solid organ transplant recipients ; Epidemiology and prevention of infections in long-term care facilities ; Infection prevention and control in resource-limited settings -- Section V: Infections related to diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Healthcare-associated infections in anesthesia ; Dialysis-associated infections -- Section VI: Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare-associated infections in healthcare workers. Developing an occupational infection prevention program ; Vaccination of healthcare personnel ; Exposures to blood-borne pathogens ; Exposures to contagious infectious diseases -- Section VII: Prevention of healthcare-associated infections related to the hospital environment, sterilization, and disinfection. High-level disinfection and sterilization ; Prevention of infections related to construction, renovation, and demolition in healthcare facilities ; Infection prevention and the physical environment ; Prevention of waterborne infections (including Legionella) -- Section VIII: Reducing antimicrobial resistance in healthcare settings through antimicrobial stewardship. Developing and antimicrobial stewardship program in the hospital setting ; Inteventions to optimize antimicrobial use ; Antibiotic stewardship in long-term care settings ; Antimicrobial stewardship in outpatients -- Section IX: Emergency preparedness. Developing an emergency preparedness program ; Emergency preparedness: highly communicable respiratory infections ; Emergency preparedness: highly communicable infections transmitted by contact. |
| General note | Previous editions edited by C. Glen Mayhall under the title: Hospital epidemiology and infection control. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023301138 |
| ISBN | 1975124588 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 9781975124588 (hardcover) |
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