Saunders Infection Control Reference Service with CD-ROM: The Experts' Guide to the Guidelines

Collected into one source, this text represents the most up-to-date and officially endorsed guidelines of infection control, gathered together and organized for easy reference and use in any healthcare facility. The introductory chapters provide essential information on epidemiology, as well as background concerning the different types of guidelines for control and how they are used. The next section presents broad coverage of infection control and the key components in an infection control program. Following this foundation, the guidelines themselves are presented in sections that focus on the areas of: Facility Size or Location of Service; Site of Infection; Selected Clinical Problems; and Facility-Based Guidelines. Experts in infection control offer a "guide to the guidelines" with their succinct interpretations and critiques of each guideline, providing insight into what works, what doesn't, and why. Where applicable, the guidelines are reproduced at the end of the chapter either in full or in extract format.

Section I
INTRODUCTION
1 Infection Control Guidelines
LOUISE M. DEMBRY, MD
WALTER J. HIERHOLZER, Jr., MD
2 Choosing and Implementing Guidelines
BRYAN P. SIMMONS, MD
PETER A. GROSS, MD
Section II
KEY COMPONENTS OF INFECTION CONTROL
PROGRAMS
3 Organization of Infection Control Programs
BARRY M. FARR, MD, MSc
4 Definitions of Nosocomial Infections
TERESA C. HORAN, MPH, CIC
T. GRACE EMORI, RN, MS
5 Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections
ROBERT P. GAYNES, MD
T. GRACE EMORI, RN, MS
6 Antibiotic Control Systems
JUDITH A. O'DONNELL, MD
STEVEN P. GELONE, PharmD
MATTHEW E. LEVISON, MD
7 Staff Training and Education in Infection
Control
LINDA L. McDONALD, MSPH
GINA PUGLIESE, RN, MS
8 Occupational/Employee Health Programs
JULIE LOUISE GERBERDING, MD, MPH
9 Review of Handwashing Guidelines
RITA McCORMICK, RN
10 Reporting Responsibilities
PATRICIA J. CHECKO, DrPH, MPH
Section III
INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES BY FACILITY
SIZE OR LOCATION OF SERVICE
11 Special Considerations in Small Hospitals:
The Joint Commission Standards
PAUL M. SCHYVE, MD
CAROLE H. PATTERSON, MN, RN
12 Extended Care Facilities and Nursing Homes
LINDSAY E. NICOLLE, MD, FRCPC
13 Ambulatory Care Facilities
MARGUERITE McMILLAN JACKSON, RN, PhD, CIC, FAAN
14 Home Health Care
ALAN D. TICE, MD
TRISHA BARRETT, RN, MBA, BSN, CIC
15 Clinical Laboratories
JOHN E. McGOWAN, Jr., MD
16 Radiology, Nuclear Medicine Units, and Medical
Imaging
KATHLEEN ARIAS, MS
ABDOLGHADER MOLAVI, MD
17 Dialysis Units
PAUL M. ARNOW, MD
SYLVIA GARCIA-HOUCHINS, BA, CIC
Section IV
INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES BY SITE
OF INFECTION
18 Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract
Infections
KEVIN D. DIECKHAUS, MD
RICHARD A. GARIBALDI, MD
19 Preventing Nosocomial Pneumonia: Guidelines
for Health Care Workers
KATHLEEN A. STEGER, RN, MPH
OFELIA C. TABLAN, MD
JULITA MIR, MD
DONALD E. CRAVEN, MD
20 Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections:
Evaluation of CDC Guidelines
ISSAM I. RAAD, MD
JAN UMPHREY, MPH
21 Tuberculosis
EDWARD A. NARDELL, MD
22 Surgical Site Infection
JAMES T. LEE, MD, PhD, FACS
23 Guidelines for Perioperative Antibiotic
Prophylaxis
GIORGIO ZANETTI, MD
RICHARD PLATT, MD, MSc
24 Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
CARLA J. ALVARADO, MS, CIC
25 Prevention of Bronchoscopy-Induced
Infections
UDAYA B.S. PRAKASH, MD
26 Infection Control Issues for Nongastrointestinal,
Nonpulmonary Endoscopic Equipment
MATTHEW E. LEVISON, MD
27 Intensive Care Units: Neonatal and Pediatric
GAIL POTTER-BYNOE, BS, CIC
ANNE ZAWACKI, BSN, MPH, CIC
W. CHARLES HUSKINS, MD, MS
28 Nosocomial Infection Avoidance: Labor and
Delivery Protocols
GILLES R.G. MONIF, MD
HUNTER HAMILL, MD
29 Infection Control: Parenteral and Enteral
Nutrition
JOHN L. ROMBEAU, MD
AMELIA DURELLI, EdM, RD
30 Ophthalmology
DAVID A. PEGUES, MD
KATHLEEN L. HOFFMAN, BS, RN, CIC
MARLENE L. DURAND, MD
31 Infection Control: Pediatrics
JO-ANN S. HARRIS, MD
32 Pharmacy Services
DAVID KLUMPE, BS/PharmD
OKSANA M. KORZENIOWSKI, MD
33 Infection Control Guidelines in Physical Medicine
and Rehabilitation
LINDA L. McKINLEY, RN, MPH, CIC
34 Guidelines for Infection Control in Respiratory
Care
BARRY D. FUCHS, MD
SHEILA A. MURPHEY, MD
35 Surgical and Anatomic Pathology, Including
Autopsy Suites
PAUL J. HOWLETT, MD
ALAN T. EVANGELISTA, PhD, D(ABMMM)
GEORGIA PHELPS DASH, BSN, MS, RN, CIC
36 Infection Control Guidelines for the Operating
Suite
TIMOTHY W. LANE, MD
LOREEN A. HERWALDT, MD
JEAN M. POTTINGER, RN, MA, CIC
TRISH M. PERL, MD, MSc
VICTORIA M. STEELMAN, RN, PhD
37 Transfusion Services
ROGER Y. DODD, PhD
Section V
INFECTION CONTROL GUIDELINES FOR
SELECTED CLINICAL PROBLEMS
38 Clostridium difficile and Antibiotic-Associated
Diarrhea
DALE N. GERDING, MD
39 Infection Control Issues Related to Human
Immunodeficiency Virus
ELIZABETH A. BOLYARD, RN, MPH
ADELISA L. PANLILIO, MD, MPH
40 Infection Control in Cancer Patients and Bone
Marrow Transplant Recipients
ROBERT W. FINBERG, MD
MAUREEN CONNOR, RN, MPH, CIC
41 Infection Control in Solid-Organ
Transplantation
DAVID R. SNYDMAN, MD
MATTHEW E. FALAGAS, MD, MSc
42 Legionellosis 771
LOUIS DONALD SARAVOLATZ, MD
JOSEPH BARAN, Jr., MD
43 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Infections
JOHN M. BOYCE, MD
44 Resistant Gram-Negative Infections, Including
Cystic Fibrosis
SCOTT K. FRIDKIN, MD
ROBERT A. WEINSTEIN, MD
45 Respiratory Syncytial Virus and Other Respiratory
Viruses
MARGARET C. FISHER, MD
46 Rotavirus Infections
PENELOPE H. DENNEHY, MD
47 Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcal
Infections
CAROLINE C. JOHNSON, MD
MATTHEW E. LEVISON, MD
48 Control of Varicella-Zoster Infections in
Hospitals
LISA SAIMAN, MD, MPH
KATHLEEN CROWLEY, RPA-C, MPH
ANNE A. GERSHON, MD
49 Viral Hepatitis
DELORIS E. KOZIOL, PhD, MPH
DAVID K. HENDERSON, MD
Section VI
FACILITY-BASED INFECTION CONTROL
GUIDELINES
50 Environmental Services: Maintenance and
Housekeeping
FRANCES M. SLATER, RN, MBA, CIC, CPHQ
51 Regulated Medical Waste 859
JOHN H. KEENE, DrPH
52 Central Service
FRANCES M. SLATER, RN, MBA, CIC, CPHQ
53 Water Management
FRANCES M. SLATER, RN, MBA, CIC, CPHQ
Section VII
INFORMATION RESOURCES
54 Contact Information for Organizations Mentioned
in This Book
MINDY R. PAQUETTE-MURPHY, MLS, AHIP
55 Internet Resources for Infection Control
GEORGIA PHELPS DASH, BSN, MS, RN, CIC
56 Educational Resources for Infection Control
DOROTHY L. BORTON, BSN, RN, CIC
GEORGIA PHELPS DASH, BSN, MS, RN, CIC

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