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Infection prevention and control

Nursing Standard, 2015
All newly registered graduate nurses are required to have the appropriate knowledge and understanding to perform the skills required for patient care, specifically the competencies identified in the Nursing and Midwifery Council's essential skills clusters.
Pegram, Anne, Bloomfield, Jacqueline
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Prevention and Control of Infection

Veterinary Clinics of North America: Equine Practice, 1985
Foal septicemia is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. In order to improve success rates, earlier diagnosis and treatment are essential. This article stresses methods to prevent and treat infections in the compromised equine neonate.
A M, Koterba, B, Brewer, W H, Drummond
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PREVENTION AND CONTROL OF INFECTIONS

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1947
IN THE monthly bulletin issued by the Children's Bureau in March 1942 there appeared the following statements: "Among the causes of neonatal deaths (deaths of infants under one month of age) in the report of the United Bureau of Census, premature birth played the chief role, accounting for 46 per cent of these deaths in 1940." In Chicago, except for ...
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Infection Prevention and Control

Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 1992
Nurses are clearly at risk for exposure to HIV through blood and body fluids, and they frequently use needles and sharp objects. In addition, critical care patients are at high risk for nosocomial infections due to other etiologic agents. This article addresses reducing the risk of infection for both nurses and patients using a variety of strategies.
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Infection Control and Prevention Considerations

2014
Due to the nature of their underlying illness and treatment regimens, cancer patients are at increased risk of infection. Though the advent and widespread use of anti-infective agents has allowed for the application of ever-greater immune-suppressing therapies with successful treatment of infectious complications, prevention of infection remains the ...
Titus L, Daniels, Thomas R, Talbot
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Infection Control and Prevention

2014
Abstract This chapter considers the prevention and control of infection in the cardiac intensive care unit. Standard infection control precautions are described, with specific details of hand hygiene and transmission-based precautions. The prevention and management of Clostridium difficile, MRSA, and influenza are described.
Nitish Khana, Theresa Inkster
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Infection prevention and control

2019
This chapter discusses infection prevention and control, which has always been a major priority within any healthcare environment. As an increasing range of organisms are causing outbreaks of infection, the importance of infection prevention and control has never been greater.
Sheila Morgan, Michael Ford
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Control and Prevention of MRSA Infections

2007
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has posed an immense problem for clinicians in the hospital setting for years, emerging as the most frequent nosocomial infection. To deal with this problem pathogen and others, infectious disease specialists have developed a variety of procedures for their control and prevention, involving options ...
Liangsu, Wang, John F, Barrett
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Informatics for Infection Prevention and Control

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Computer informatics is integral to infection control, a role that will grow as surveillance and reporting become increasingly automated. Surveillance applications include automated infection monitoring, device utilization calculations, and outbreak detection.
Michael Y, Lin, William E, Trick
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Tuberculosis infection prevention and control

Indian Journal of Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is the second leading infectious cause of death worldwide, only surpassed by corona virus infection (COVID-19). It is mainly transmitted by the airborne route via droplet nuclei of 1-5 μm in diameter. The four key pillars of TB elimination are "Detect-Treat-Prevent-Build." There are enough evidences of healthcare-associated ...
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