Infection Prevention and Control

DINAH GOULD is Professor of Applied Health at City University, London. Her programmes of research include infection prevention, especially hand hygiene, patient safety and the prevention of iatrogenesis. She has been teaching nurses and other health professionals since 1982.CHRIS BROOKER is a self-employed nursing author, editor and lecturer. She worked as a ward sister before moving into nurse education in 1976 and has taught nurses in a variety of settings.  Since 1988 she has written and edited many books for nurses and other professionals.

'Although it has been written for nurses and nursing students, this is useful text for all healthcare workers. This book would be well thumbed in the clinical setting.' - Jane Brown, Nursing Standard

• PART ONE: MICROBIOLOGYMicro-Organisms and DiseaseResponse of the Body to InfectionThe Microbiology LaboratoryTreating Infectious DiseasePART TWO: PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL Infection Control PoliciesPreventing Infection in HospitalPART THREE: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE Urinary Infection and CatheterisationWound InfectionsRespiratory InfectionsInfections Associated with Intravascular DevicesEnteric InfectionsInfection Risks from Blood and Body FluidsSexually Transmitted InfectionsEpidemiology: Changing Trends of Infectious DiseasesGlossary.