Hospital Infection Control

STRUCTURE OF INFECTION CONTROL PROGRAMS: Introduction to Infection Control; The Infection Control Committee; The Infection Control Practitioner; The Infection Control Program; EPIDEMIOLOGY OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS: The Chain of Infection; Sources of Infecting Organisms; Means of Transmission of Infections; Host Susceptibility; Nosocomial Urinary Tract Infections; Nosocomial Respiratory Tract Infections; Nosocomial Wound Infection; Nosocomial Bacteremia; Other Nosocomial Infections; SURVEILLANCE, PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS: Surveillance of Infections Among Patients; Surveillance of Infections Among Hospital Personnel; Surveillance of Communicable Diseases; Surveillance of the Hospital Environment; Isolation Techniques; High-Risk Areas and Equipment in the Hospital; Investigations of Epidemics; Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilization; Infection Control: Inservice Education; Infection Control Regulations; Special Studies in Infection Control; Future Trends in Infection Control; Index.