Infection Control |
Contents
Personal Hygiene to Prevent Infection | 7 |
The Microbiology of Hospital Associated Infections | 15 |
The Chain of Infection and Outbreak Investigation | 35 |
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acute adults aerosols agent antibiotic antibiotic resistance antibody areas bacilli bacteremia bacteria blood culture body fluids burn cannula catheters cause cells chronic clean clinical Clostridium difficile cohort colonization common contaminated control measures cough decrease develop diarrhea disinfection drug emergency department employee health epidemic Epidemiology equipment Escherichia coli exposure fection fever frequently ganisms gastrointestinal gloves gowns Gram negative guidelines handwashing health care workers Hepatitis Hospital Infections host illness immune important increased infection control committee infection control practitioner Infectious Disease influenza injury intensive care units invasive isolation laboratory LTCF lymphocytes masks microorganisms MRSA nosocomial infections nosocomial pneumonia nursing home occur organisms outbreak pathogens patients personnel potential prevent procedures resistance respiratory result skin test spread Staphylococcus aureus sterile surgery surgical wound infections surveillance symptoms technique tetanus therapy tion tissue tract infections transmission transmitted trauma tuberculosis universal precautions urinary tract vaccine viral virus