McGuire-Wolfe, Christine, <br/><br/>
Foundations of infection control and prevention / 
Christine McGuire-Wolfe. 
 - Burlington, MA :  Jones & Bartlett Learning,  [2018] 
 - xiii, 282 pages :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction to the role of infection preventionists and basic principles -- Hand hygiene -- Modes of transmission, personal protective equipment, and isolation precautions -- Cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization -- Healthcare-associated infections -- Vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases -- Foodborne illness and food safety -- Employee health -- Bioterrorism -- Appendix A : Antimicrobial spectrum and characteristics of hand-hygiene antiseptic agents -- Appendix B : type and duration of precautions recommended for selected infection and conditions -- Appendix C : Summary of advantages and disadvantages of chemical agents used as chemical sterilants or as high-level disinfectants -- Appendix D : selected biological agents potentially involved in bioterrorism. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781284053135 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Communicable Disease Control
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA 110  / .M34 2018