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Practical healthcare epidemiology / Ebbing Lautenbach, Keith F. Woeltje, Preeti N. Malani.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Lautenbach, Ebbing.
Woeltje, Keith F.
Malani, Preeti N.
ebrary, Inc.
Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Epidemiology--Methodology.
Epidemiology.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xv, 466 pages) : illustrations, map
polychrome
Edition:
Third edition.
Other Title:
Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America : practical healthcare epidemiology
Place of Publication:
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, [2010]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
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 ... [et al.]
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 ... [et al.]
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.
Notes:
"Published for the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on print version record.
Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
Other Format:
Print version: Practical healthcare epidemiology.
ISBN:
9780226471044
0226471047
Publisher Number:
99945708664
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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