Quick reference to outbreak investigation and control in health care facilities / Kathleen Meehan Arias.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Arias, Kathleen Meehan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health facilities--Sanitation--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Health facilities.

Nosocomial infections--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Nosocomial infections.

Cross infection--Prevention--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Cross infection.

Health Facilities.

Cross infection--Prevention.

Nosocomial infections--Prevention.

Health facilities--Sanitation.

Infection Control--methods.

Disease Outbreaks.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Medical Subjects:

Health Facilities.

Infection Control--methods.

Disease Outbreaks.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm

Other Title:

Outbreak investigation and control in health care facilities

Place of Publication:

Gaithersburg, Md. : Aspen Publishers, 2000.

Summary:

Quick Reference to Outbreak Investigation and Control in Health Care Facilities contains guidelines for recognizing, investigating and controlling outbreaks and clusters of infection in health care facilities. This is the only comprehensive book for practitioners who are responsible for outbreaks in health care facilities. It is an essential resource on how to apply epidemiologic principles, set up routine surveillance programs, recognize clusters and potential outbreaks, investigate an outbreak, conduct a literature search, choose appropriate statistical methods needed to investigate an outbreak, and recognize the role of the laboratory in outbreak investigation. Additionally, the book is in an 8 1/2 x 11 format with ready-to-use information such as sample forms, checklists, and reports compiled by experts in the field.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0834211793

OCLC:

41482530