Other new chapters cover using the personal computer for healthcare epidemiology; infections associated with xenotransplantation; nosocomial bacteremia; and filamentous fungi.
- Applied epidemiology and biostatistics in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Principles of infectious diseases epidemiology
- Modern quantitative epidemiology in the hospital
- Biostatitics for hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Principles of hospital epidemiology
- Data collection in hospital epidemiology
- Dramatic improvements in healthcare quality : you can do it too
- Investigation of outbreaks
- Pseudoinfections and pseudo-outbreaks
- Healthcare quality improvement
- How to select improvement projects
- Selection of quality improvement tools and methods
- Collecting data for actions
- Selecting change implementation strategies
- Selecting successful health system managing approaches
- Informatics in healthcare epidemiology
- Computer fundamentals for healthcare epidemiology
- Using the personal computer for healthcare epidemiology
- The electronic health record : an essential technology for hospital epidemiology
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections of organ systems
- Nosocomial infections related to use of intravascular devices inserted for short-term vascular access
- Nosocomial infections related to use of intravascular devices inserted for long-term vascular access
- Nosocomial bloodstream infections
- Nosocomial urinary tract infections
- Surgical site infections
- Nosocomial pneumonia
- Nosocomial sinusitis
- Nosocomial gastrointestinal tract infections
- Nosocomial burn wound infections
- Nosocomial ocular infections
- Nosocomial central nervous system infections
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections caused by specific pathogens
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
- Coagulase-negative staphylococci
- Streptococci
- Enterococcus species
- Enterobacteriaceae
- Nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli
- Nosocomial Legionella infection
- Clostridium difficile
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Nontuberculous mycobacteria
- Candida
- Filamentous fungi
- Influenza viruses
- Varicella-zoster virus
- Herpes simplex virus
- Cytomegalovirus
- Hepatitis viruses
- Ectoparasites
- Uncommon causes of nosocomial infections
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in pediatric patients
- Nosocomial viral respiratory infections in pediatric patients
- Nosocomial bacterial infections of the central nervous system, upper and lower respiratory tracts, and skin in pediatric patients
- Nosocomial gastrointestinal tract infections in pediatric patients
- Nosocomial measles, mumps, rubella, and other viral infections
- Nosocomial infections in newborn nurseries and neonatal intensive care units
- Infections acquired in child care facilities
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in special patient populations
- Nosocomial infections in dental, oral, and maxillofacial surgery
- Nosocomial infections in obstetrical patients
- Nosocomial infections in patients with spinal cord injury
- Healthcare-associated infections in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus
- Nosocomial infections in patients with neoplastic diseases
- Nosocomial infections in solid organ transplant recipients
- Infection control and prevention in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Nosocomial infections associated with anesthesia
- Nosocomial infections associated with cardiac catheterization and other invasive procedures in cardiology
- Infection risks of endoscopy
- Control of infections associated with hemodialysis
- Infections associated with peritoneal dialysis
- Nosocomial infections associated with physical therapy, including hydrotherapy
- Infections that complicate the insertion of prosthetic devices
- Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy
- Nosocomial infections associated with transfusion of blood and blood products
- Nosocomial infections associated with producers performed in radiology
- Infections associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and hyperbaric chambers, and research in altitude chambers and saturation diving
- Infection control in gene therapy
- Infections in xenotransplantation - a model for detection of unknown pathogens
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections related to hospital support services
- Central sterile supply
- Pharmacy service
- Volunteer services
- Environmental services
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in healthcare workers
- Nosocomial viral hepatitis in healthcare workers
- Nosocomial human immunodeficiency virus infection in healthcare workers
- Vaccination of healthcare workers
- Nosocomial diseases of healthcare workers spread by the airborne or contact routes (other than tuberculosis)
- Nosocomial infections in diagnostic laboratories
- Prevention of occupationally acquired infections in prehospital healthcare workers
- Prevention of occupationally acquired infections in posthospital healthcare workers
- Disinfection and sterilization
- Selection and use of disinfectants in healthcare
- Sterilization and pasteurization
- Reuse of medical devices labeled for single-use
- Prevention of infections acquired by patients in healthcare facilities related to construction, renovation, demolition and ventilation systems
- Prevention of infections related to construction, renovation, and demolition
- Design and maintenance of hospital ventilation systems and the prevention of airborne nosocomial infections
- Antimicrobial agents in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents
- Antimicrobial resistance in hospital flora and nosocomial infections
- The literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Searching the literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- A methodologically focused review of the literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Organization and implementation of infection control programs
- Surveillance of nosocomial infections
- Isolation of patients with communicable diseases
- Hand washing and hand disinfection
- Evaluating and selecting products that have infection control implications
- Education of healthcare workers in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections
- Infection control and the employee health service
- Medical waste management
- Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital
- Role of the microbiology laboratory in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Determining the cost-effectiveness of the healthcare epidemiology and infection control programs
- Legal issues in hospital epidemiology and infection control
- Hospital epidemiology and infection control in special settings for healthcare delivery
- Hospital epidemiology and infection control in small hospitals
- Epidemiology and prevention of infections in residents of long-term care facilities
- Epidemiology and prevention of infections in home healthcare
- Infection control in countries with limited resources
- Bioterrorism
- Biologic terrorism : an overview
- The state and local response to bioterrorism
- The agents of bioterrorism
- Preparedness for a bioterrorist attack with smallpox
- Emerging infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology
- Severe acute respiratory syndrome
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