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020 _a9781284053135 (pbk.)
060 _aWA 110
_b.M34 2018
100 _aMcGuire-Wolfe, Christine,
245 0 _aFoundations of infection control and prevention /
_cChristine McGuire-Wolfe.
260 _aBurlington, MA :
_bJones & Bartlett Learning,
_c[2018]
300 _axiii, 282 pages :
_billustrations
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aIntroduction 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.
650 _aCommunicable Disease Control
942 _bDMC
_cBK
999 _c14411
_d14411