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BL
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629184
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| Main Entry
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Weston, Debbie
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| Title & Author
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Infection prevention and control : : theory and clinical practice for healthcare professionals /\ Debbie Weston
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| Publication Statement
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Chichester, England ;Hoboken, NJ :: John Wiley & Sons,, c2008
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xx, 328 p. :: ill. ;; 23 cm
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| ISBN
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9780470059074 (alk. paper)
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: 0470059079 (alk. paper)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-313) and index
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| Contents
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Infection prevention and control: past, present and future -- Bacterial and viral classification, structure, and function -- The collection and transportation of specimens -- The microbiology laboratory -- Understanding the immune system and the nature and pathogenesis of infection -- The principles of infection prevention and control -- Types of healthcare associated infection -- The problem of antimicrobial resistance -- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -- Tuberculosis -- Clostridium difficile -- Invasive group A streptococcal disease -- Meningococcal disease -- Norovirus -- Campylobacter and salmonella -- Blood-borne viruses -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- Pandemic influenza -- Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) -- Legionella
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Infection-- Prevention
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Nosocomial infections-- Prevention
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Cross Infection-- prevention control
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Hospitals
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Infection Control-- methods
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| Dewey Classification
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362.196/9
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RA761.W38 2008
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RA761.W38 2008
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2008 C-101
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WX 167W534i 2008
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