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Disinfection in healthcare / Peter Hoffman, Christina Bradley, and Graham Ayliffe.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hoffman, P. N.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Disinfection and disinfectants.
- Health facilities--Disinfection.
- Health facilities.
- Hospital buildings--Disinfection.
- Hospital buildings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (117 p.)
- Edition:
- 3rd ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Malden, Mass : Blackwell Pub., 2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Concise, practical guide for everyone involved in the control of hospital infection Features: Key information at your fingertips: Concise information is easy to find - now includes references and index Completely revised, expanded and updated to reflect changes in new chemical disinfectants Reviews the range of new disinfectants used for endoscope reprocessing New for this edition: For the first time, includes thermal disinfection applic
- Contents:
- Principles of disinfection
- Properties of chemical disinfectants
- Disinfection policy
- Thermal disinfection
- Organisms of special significance
- Cleaning and disinfection of the environment
- Disinfection of the skin and mucous membranes
- Disinfection of medical equipment
- Disinfectants in pathology departments
- Safety in chemical disinfection
- Disinfectant testing.
- Notes:
- Rev. ed. of: Chemical disinfection in hospitals / G.A.J. Ayliffe, D. Coates, P.N. Hoffman. 2nd ed. 1993.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 99-100) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786612237201
- 9781282237209
- 1282237209
- 9780470698730
- 047069873X
- 9780470698181
- 0470698187
- OCLC:
- 466445154
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