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The first edition of Infection Prevention reviewed evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. It summarized the current data on infection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues. Written by experts in the field, this successor edition will update current chapters on the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases. It will also include new material and chapters on high-level disinfection, diagnostic test stewardship, unique pathogens units, outpatient antibiotic stewardship, outpatient antibiotic therapy, as well as a chapter on infection prevention metrics: how much can we prevent healthcare associated infections and how hard should we try.The second edition of Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies is a valuable resource for infection prevention professionals, healthcare quality and safety professionals, caring for patients in in- and outpatient settings.
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 to Healthcare Settings
Contamination in the Operating Room Environment: Patients, Providers, Surfaces, and Air
Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting
New Technologies for Infection Prevention
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—Clothes and Inanimate Environment
Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli: Infection Prevention Considerations
Active Surveillance Cultures for MRSA, VRE, and 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 Strategies for Infection Control of Gram-Negative Bacilli
Testing Water for Legionella Prevention
The Importance of C. difficile Colonization in Infection Prevention