Clinical Microbiology: An Introduction for Healthcare Professionals

ISBN-13: 9780702023163 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 410 str.

Jennie Wilson

Opis

This book provides clear and concise information about microorganisms, how they cause infection, and how they can be treated. The many illustrations throughout the text help make the information more accessible, and the comprehensive referencing used will enable further in-depth study, if required, by the reader.

Spis treści

The history of microbiology. Micro-organisms and their properties. The epidemiology of infection.The immune response. Antimicrobial chemotherapy. Cleaning, disinfection and sterilisation. The microbiology laboratory. A guide to pathogenic bacteria. A Guide to viruses. A guide to fungi, protozoa, helminths and ectoparasites. Infection associated with health care: the infection control programme.The principles of infection prevention and control. Important nosocomial infections: pathogenesis and prevention.The management of infectious patients (isolation nursing)

O autorze

Jennie Wilson has a first degree in microbiology, a Master's in Public Health, PhD in surveillance of healthcare associated infection (HCAI) and is a registered nurse. She has 30 years' experience in infection prevention & control (IPC), has worked as a senior IPC practitioner in NHS Trusts in London and was a key player in establishing the first national surveillance programmes on HCAI in England.