Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part II: Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part II: Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Keith S. Kaye

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2016-11-07

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0323477631

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Dr. Kaye and Dr. Dhor have assembled top experts to write about clinical management of infections in Part II of their two issues devoted to Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare. Articles in this issue are devoted to: CLABSI; UTI; Tuberculosis; Ventilator-Assisted Pneumonia; Surgical Site Infection; MRSA; VRE; Gram-Negative Bacilli; Fungal Infections; C. Difficile, and Emerging Infections including Ebola. Infectious Disease physicians and anyone in the hospital setting will find this issue very useful, as state-of-the-art clinical reviews provide clinical management on these common and emerging infections.

Mayhall’s Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
Mayhall’s Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention

Author: David Weber

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2020-10-27

Total Pages: 1787

ISBN-13: 1975124596

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The fifth edition of Mayhall’s Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention has a new streamlined focus, with new editors and contributors, a new two-color format, and a new title. Continuing the legacy of excellence established by Dr. C. Glen Mayhall, this thoroughly revised text covers all aspects of healthcare-associated infections and their prevention and remains the most comprehensive reference available in this complex field. It examines every type of healthcare-associated (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to surveillance, prevention, and control of these infections in patients and in healthcare personnel, providing unparalleled coverage for hospital epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists.

Bone and Joint Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Bone and Joint Infections, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Steven K. Schmitt

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 0323530141

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Dr. Schmitt has put together a comprehensive issue devoted to bone and joint infections. Top experts have created state-of-the-art clinical reviews devoted to the following topics: Native septic arthritis; Reactive arthritis; Prevention of infection in orthopedic prosthetic surgery; Infections of the spine; Radiologic approach to musculoskeletal infections; Infections associated with open fractures; Fungal musculoskeletal infections; Mycobacterial musculoskeletal infections; Diagnosis of prosthetic joint infections-cultures, biomarkers, and criteria; Management of Prosthetic Joint Infections; Osteomyelitis In adults; and Osteomyelitis in children. Readers will come away with clinical information that can be immediately applied to caring for patients recovering from orthopedic surgeries.

Legionnaire's Disease, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Legionnaire's Disease, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Author: Cheston B. Cunha

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-02-07

Total Pages: 225

ISBN-13: 0323509983

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This comprehensive issue will present the state-of-the-art knowledge on Legionnaire's disease, coming from the country's top experts. Articles are devoted to: History of Legionnaire’s Disease; Microbiology of Legionnaire’s Disease; Epidemiology of Legionnaire’s Disease; Clinical Features of Legionnaire’s Disease; Radiologic Features of Legionnaire’s Disease; Legionella Endocarditis; Legionnaire’s Disease Mimics; Legionnaire’s disease in Compromised Hosts; Legionnaire’s Disease in HIV; Travel-Related Legionnaire’s Disease; Legionnaire’s Outbreaks; Laboratory Diagnosis of Legionnaire’s Disease; and Antimicrobial therapy of Legionnaire’s Disease.

Disease Prevention, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America
Disease Prevention, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

Author: Michael P. Pignone

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-06-09

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 0323531393

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This issue of Medical Clinics, guest edited by Drs. Michael P. Pignone and Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, is devoted to Disease Prevention. Articles in this issue address prevention for various diseases, including: Breast Cancer; Cervical Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Lung Cancer; Prostate Cancer; and Screening for Depression. Lipids, CV Risk Assessment, Blood Pressure, and Aspirin for Primary Prevention will also be addressed.

Patient Safety and Quality
Patient Safety and Quality

Author: Ronda Hughes

Publisher: Department of Health and Human Services

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 592

ISBN-13:

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"Nurses play a vital role in improving the safety and quality of patient car -- not only in the hospital or ambulatory treatment facility, but also of community-based care and the care performed by family members. Nurses need know what proven techniques and interventions they can use to enhance patient outcomes. To address this need, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), with additional funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, has prepared this comprehensive, 1,400-page, handbook for nurses on patient safety and quality -- Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. (AHRQ Publication No. 08-0043)." - online AHRQ blurb, http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/nurseshdbk/

Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control
Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control

Author: C. Glen Mayhall

Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Published: 2012-02-20

Total Pages: 5027

ISBN-13: 1451163649

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Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is the most comprehensive reference on hospital epidemiology and infection control. Written by over 150 leading experts, this new edition examines every type of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to surveillance, prevention, and control of these infections in patients and in healthcare workers. This new edition features new or significantly increased coverage of emerging infectious diseases, avian influenza, governmental regulation of infection control and payment practices related to hospital-acquired infections, molecular epidemiology, the increasing prevalence of community-acquired MRSA in healthcare facilities, system-wide infection control provisions for healthcare systems, hospital infection control issues following natural disasters, and antimicrobial stewardship in reducing the development of antimicrobial-resistant organisms.

Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part I: Facility Planning and Management, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book
Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare, Part I: Facility Planning and Management, An Issue of Infectious Disease Clinics of North America, E-Book

Author: Keith S. Kaye

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2016-08-16

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 0323462790

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Dr. Kaye and Dr. Dhor have assembled top experts to write about facility planning and management in Part I of their two issues devoted to Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare. Articles in this issue are devoted to: Building a Successful Infection Control Program: Key Components, Processes and Economics; Hand Hygiene Sterilization; High Level Disinfection and Environmental Cleaning; Environement of Care; Infection Control in Alternative Healthcare Settings (Long Term Care and Ambulatory); Antibiotic Stewardship; Outbreak InvestigationsWater Safety in Healthcare/Legionella in the Healthcare Setting; Construction and Renovation; Bloodborne and Body Fluid Exposures - prevention and management of Occupational Health Issues; and Informatics and Statistics in Infection Control. Part II is devoted to clinical management of infections.

Infectious Disease, An Issue of Physician Assistant Clinics
Infectious Disease, An Issue of Physician Assistant Clinics

Author: Robert Paxton

Publisher: Elsevier Health Sciences

Published: 2017-03-20

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 0323524265

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This issue of Physician Assistant Clinics, guest edited by Robert Paxton, PA-C, MPAS, is devoted to Infectious Disease. Articles in this issue include: Community Acquired Pneumonia; Skin and Soft Tissue Infections; Meningitis +/- Encephalitis; Genitourinary Infections; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Human Immunodeficiency Virus; Tuberculosis; Infectious Diarrhea; Tick-borne Disease; Orthopedic Infections; Bite-related Infections; Hepatitis C Virus; Epstein-Barr Virus and Cytomegalovirus Infections; and Endemic Fungal Infections in the U.S.