Prevention and Control of Nosocomial Infections

By Richard P. Wenzel

Written and edited by the world's foremost experts in hospital epidemiology, this volume is a comprehensive, up-to-date guide to the prevention and control of nosocomial infections. The book addresses the full range of crucial issues currently facing infection control practitioners, including health care economics, epidemiology methods, protection of hospital employees, and pathogenesis and control of specific infections. This Fourth Edition has been completely revised to reflect significant recent changes in the field. Coverage includes detailed discussions of modern approaches to infection control. Chapters address current problems such as antibiotic-resistant pathogens, prion diseases, and risks of infection in transplant recipients.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781735122
• ISBN13: 9780781735124
• Release Date: December 2002
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 900 Pages
• Weight: 3.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.5" x 1.5" x 8.8"