Disinfection In Healthcare - Brossura

Hoffman, Peter N.; Bradley, Christina; Ayliffe, G. A. J.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1405126426 ISBN 13: 9781405126427

Casa editrice: Blackwell Pub, 2004

Riassunto

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 applications of washer-disinfectors and healthcare laundry
• Covers new safety regulations
• Reviews new European disinfectant tests
• Outlines the properties of both established and new disinfectants
• Covers the use of disinfectants against the range of healthcare-associated pathogens

Su questo libro

Recensione

"This book remains useful as an introduction to the principles andpractices of disinfection and as a basic guidance document for theoutreach setting."
Journal of Hospital Infection (2006)

"This book is an essential read for any person involved indisinfection in a healthcare setting or who has an interest in thesubject."
British Journal of Biomedical Science (2006)

From the previous editions:

"Those concerned with infection control, either in hospital orin the non–hospital community, should purchase this book tomorrow.If they all followed its advice there would be immediateimprovements in the use and knowledge of disinfectants, and moreeffective policies."
Journal of Hospital Infection

"The book will be of use to students of laboratory medicine,pharmacists, infection control staff and those involved in teachingabout hospital disinfection and in drawing up disinfectantpolicies."
Journal of Medical Microbiology

"This slim volume is easy to read and contains sufficientinformation to produce a coherent disinfection policy in hospitals.It is required reading for all medical microbiologists, infectioncontrol nurses and chairpersons of control of hospital infectioncommittees."
Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists

"In summary, this book has useful information on the propertiesof chemical disinfectants and the principles of disinfection inhospitals."
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

L'autore

Peter Hoffman is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Graham Ayliffe is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Tine Bradley is the author of Disinfection in Healthcare, 3rd Edition, published by Wiley.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Blackwell Pub
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1405126426
• ISBN 13: 9781405126427
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 280