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Infection Prevention and Control: Theory and Practice for Healthcare Professionals provides readers with all of the background information necessary to enhance their understanding of the rationale behind the basic principles of infection control and how to apply them in every day situations; how specific bacteria interact with the host and cause infection; the background to each of the bacteria/infections described within the text, and, evidence-based recommendations on the infection control management of these.

 

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Foreword

 

 

Preface

 

Acknowledgements

 

 

List of Figures

 

List of Tables

 

 

Introduction

 

 

Part One

 

 

Chapter 1. Infection Prevention and Control: Past, Present and Future

 

Chapter 2. Bacterial and Viral Classification, Structure and Function

 

Chapter 3. The Collection and Transportation of Specimens

 

Chapter 4. The Microbiology Laboratory

 

Chapter 5. Understanding the Immune System and the Nature and Pathogenesis of

 

Infection.

 

Chapter 6. The Principles of Infection Prevention and Control.

 

Chapter 7. Types of Healthcare Associated Infection.

 

Chapter 8. The Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance.

 

Part Two

 

Chapter 9. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

 

Chapter 10. Tuberculosis

 

Chapter 11. Clostridium difficile

 

Chapter 12. Invasive Group A Streptococcal Disease

 

Chapter 13. Meningococcal Disease

 

Chapter 14. Norovirus

 

Chapter 15. Campylobacter and Salmonella

 

Chapter 16. Bloodborne Viruses

 

Chapter 17. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

 

Chapter 18. Pandemic Influenza

 

Chapter 19. Creutzfeldt - Jakob disease (CJD).

 

Chapter 20. Legionella

 

References

 

Glossary