Hospital Infection Prevention : Principles & Practices

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ISBN 10: 8132229096 / ISBN 13: 9788132229094

Published by Springer India, 2016

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Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | The art of medicine becomes science when supported by evidence. The recommended practices of infection prevention are based on scientific and epidemiologic evidence. However, most health care professionals see them as mandates and fail to incorporate them into their routine patient care activities. The core goal of this publication is to link the practices to the principles they are based on. The expectation is that understanding of the principles will change the practices from mandates to "should do" in the minds of health care professionals. This will lead to improvement in health care by preventing unintended harm to patients, co-workers and the communities at large. At the same time, the text provides a comprehensive, thorough and up to date information on all aspects of infection prevention in a reader-friendly manner and therefore, will serve as a valuable reference.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Hospital Infection Prevention : Principles & Practices
• Publisher: Springer India
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8132229096
• ISBN 13: 9788132229094
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Sehr gut
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Synopsis

The art of medicine becomes science when supported by evidence. The recommended practices of infection prevention are based on scientific and epidemiologic evidence. However, most health care professionals see them as mandates and fail to incorporate them into their routine patient care activities. The core goal of this publication is to link the practices to the principles they are based on. The expectation is that understanding of the principles will change the practices from mandates to "should do" in the minds of health care professionals. This will lead to improvement in health care by preventing unintended harm to patients, co-workers and the communities at large.

At the same time, the text provides a comprehensive, thorough and up to date information on all aspects of infection prevention in a reader-friendly manner and therefore, will serve as a valuable reference.

About the Author

Dr. Chand Wattal, MD, Clinical Microbiology is the Chairman of department of Clinical Microbiology & Immunology at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, New Delhi. Dr. Nancy Khardori, MD, is a professor at the department of Internal Medicine: Division of Infectious Disease and department of Microbiology & Molecular Cell Biology in Eastern Virginia Medical School, USA. They have previously co-published a book on “Emergencies in Infection Diseases from head to toe”.