Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control

Hardcover - 1600 Pages




Thoroughly revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is the most comprehensive reference
on hospital epidemiology and infection control. Written by over 150 leading experts, this new edition examines every
type of hospital-acquired (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to surveillance, prevention, and
control of these infections in patients and in healthcare workers.

This new edition features new or significantly increased coverage of emerging infectious diseases, avian influenza,
governmental regulation of infection control and payment practices related to hospital-acquired infections, molecular
epidemiology, the increasing prevalence of community-acquired MRSA in healthcare facilities, system-wide infection
control provisions for healthcare systems, hospital infection control issues following natural disasters, and
antimicrobial stewardship in reducing the development of antimicrobial-resistant organisms.









NEW: Supplemental website offers extensive additional references for most chapters, as well as additional content
useful in highly specialized circumstances

Chapters written by leading authorities

Extensively referenced, with both current and classic references

Focus on practical, clinical information