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Author:   Gonzalo Bearman ,  Daniel J. Morgan ,  Rekha K. Murthy ,  Susy Hota
Publisher:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Imprint:   Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Edition:   2nd ed. 2022
Weight:   1.274kg
ISBN:  

9783030984298

ISBN 10:   303098429
Pages:   401
Publication Date:   30 June 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions.- Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes.- Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE).- Isolation Precautions for Visitors.- Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things.- Infection Control in the Outpatient.- New Technologies for Infection.- What Is the Role of Mobile No-Touch Disinfection Technology in Optimizing Healthcare Environmental Hygiene?.- Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal Decolonization for Hospitalized Patients.- Staphylococcal Decolonization in Surgery Patients.- The Surgical Care Improvement Project Redux: Should CMS Revive Process of Care Measures for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections?.- Healthcare Worker Apparel and Infection Prevention.- Antimicrobial Textiles and Infection Prevention: Clothing and the Inanimate Environment – Clothes and Inanimate Environment.- Multidrug Resistant Gram Negative Bacilli - Infection Prevention Considerations.- Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA, VRE, Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negatives.- C. difficile Microbiome Manipulation.- Air Contamination in the Hospital Environment.- Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Interventions.- The Role of the Hospital Epidemiologist.- Whole Genome Sequencing for Outbreak Investigation.- Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Preparedness.- Probiotics and Infection Prevention.- Animals in Healthcare Settings.- Decolonization in Infection Control of Gram-negative Bacilli.- Testing water for Legionella Prevention.- The importance of C. difficile colonization on infection prevention.- Mandatory Influenza Vaccination of Healthcare Personnel.- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Outside the Intensive Care Unit.- Airborne Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment: The Powered Air-Purifying Respirator-Only Approach.- Donning and Doffing of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE): Is TrainingNecessary?.- Rapid Diagnostics in Infection Prevention.- Diagnostic test stewardship.- Innovations in Ambulatory Stewardship.- Outpatient antibiotic therapy (OPAT).- Construction and remodeling in the healthcare environment:  The critical role of the healthcare epidemiologist.- Airborne or Not? What Constitutes Aerosole Generating Procedures

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Gonzalo Bearman MD, MPH Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases Virginia Commonwealth University Health System Richmond, Virginia, USA Daniel J Morgan, MD, MS Associate Professor, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist Epidemiology, Public Health and Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore VA Medical Center Baltimore, MD, USA Rekha K. Murthy, MD Professor of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Professor of Clinical Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Los Angeles, CA , USA Susy Hota MD MSc Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control University Health Network Associate Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases University of Toronto Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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