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" Practical healthcare epidemiology / "
Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, Preeti N. Malani.
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988551
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b742921
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Practical healthcare epidemiology /\ Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, Preeti N. Malani.
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3rd ed.
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Chicago :: University of Chicago Press,, ©2010.
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1 online resource (xv, 466 pages) :: illustrations, map
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0226471047
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0226471020
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9780226471020
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Getting started -- Practical hospital epidemiology: an introduction / Ebbing Lautenbach, Preeti N. Malani, and Keith F. Woeltje -- How to get paid for healthcare epidemiology: a practical guide / Daniel J. Sexton and Russell M. Petrak -- Ethical aspects of infection control / Loreen A. Herwaldt and Lauris C. Kaldjian -- Epidemiologic methods in infection control / Ebbing Lautenbach -- Quality improvement in healthcare epidemiology / Susan MacArthur, Frederick M. Browne, and Louise-Marie Dembry -- Isolation / Michael Edmond and Gonzalo M.L. Bearman -- Disinfection and sterilization in healthcare facilities / William A. Rutala and David J. Weber -- Twenty-first century microbiology laboratory support for healthcare-associated infection control and prevention / Lance R. Peterson, and Marc Oliver Wright -- Molecular typing systems / Jeffrey Hafkin, Laura Chandler, and Joel Maslow -- Informatics for infection prevention / Keith F. Woeltje and Anne M. Butler -- Surveillance and prevention -- Surveillance: an overview / Trish M. Perl and Romanee Chaiwarith -- Outbreak investigations / Arjun Srinivasan and William R. Jarvis -- Urinary tract infection / Eric Cober, Emily K. Shuman, and Carol E. Chenoweth -- Preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia / Emily K. Shuman and Carol E. Chenoweth -- Basics of surgical site infection surveillance and prevention / Lisa L. Maragakis and Trish M. Perl -- Surveillance and prevention of infections associated with vascular catheters / Werner E. Bischoff -- Antimicrobial-resistant organisms -- Control of gram-positive multidrug-resistant pathogens / Trevor van Schooneveld and Mark E. Rupp -- Control of antibiotic-resistant gram-negative pathogens / Anthony Harris and Kerri Thom -- Clostridium difficile infection / Natasha Bagdasarian and Preeti N. Malani -- Improving use of antimicrobial agents / Robert A. Duncan and Kenneth R. Lawrence -- Special topics -- Improving hand hygiene in healthcare settings / John M. Boyce and Didier Pittet -- Biological disaster preparedness / Sandro Cinti and Eden Wells -- Exposure workups / Louise-Marie Dembry [and others] -- Employee health and occupational medicine / Tara N. Palmore and David K. Henderson -- Tuberculosis infection control in healthcare settings / Henry M. Blumberg -- Infection control in long-term care facilities / Lindsay E. Nicolle -- Infection prevention and control in the outpatient setting / Deborah M. Nihill and Tammy Lundstrom -- Infection prevention in resource-limited settings / Anucha Apisarnthanarak, M. Cristina Ajenjo, and Virginia R. Roth -- Infection control and patient safety / Darren R. Linkin and P.J. Brennan -- Administrative issues -- Administering an infection prevention program / Virgina R. Roth and Mark Loeb -- An overview of important regulatory and accreditating agencies / Judene Bartley [and others] -- Government mandates and infection control / Stephen G. Weber -- Product evaluation / William M. Valenti -- Infection prevention in construction and renovation / Loie Ruhl and Loreen A. Herwaldt.
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In recent years, issues of infection control, patient safety, and quality of care have become increasingly prominent in healthcare facilities. Practical Healthcare Epidemiology takes a practical, hands-on approach to these issues, addressing all aspects of infection surveillance, prevention, and infection control in clear, straightforward terms. This fully revised third edition brings together the expertise of more than fifty leaders in healthcare epidemiology and infection, who provide clear, sound guidance on infection control for the full range of patients in all types of healthcare facilit.
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Epidemiology-- Methodology.
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Epidemiology-- Methodology.
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MEDICAL-- Epidemiology.
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MEDICAL-- Health Risk Assessment.
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Cross Infection-- epidemiology.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Hospital Administration.
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Infection Control-- methods.
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Risk Management.
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| Dewey Classification
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614.4
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RA652.4.P73 2010eb
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2010 D-902
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WX 167P8955 2010
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Lautenbach, Ebbing.
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Malani, Preeti N.
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Woeltje, Keith F.
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America.
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| Cover Title
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Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America :practical healthcare epidemiology
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