Infection prevention and control Preface Introduction Understanding the scale of nosocomial infection and antimicrobial resistance Epidemiology Nosocomial infections Multi drug resistant pathogens Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Scale of the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Risk factors for nosocomial infection Risk factors for acquisition of multi drug resistant pathogens Factors accounting for variations in MDR micro organisms Morbidity and mortality Recognition of nosocomial colonisation and infection Surveillance of colonisation and infection Laboratory techniques in infection control The infection control team. A multidisciplinary approach Infection control management Source identification Colonisation versus infection Antimicrobial therapy Infectious diseases / clinical microbiology consultation Prevention of nosocomial infection and antimicrobial resistance General (environmental) preventative Specific (patient related) preventative measures Reduction in selection of MDR pathogens Common Viral Infections on ICU Viral Respiratory Infections Gastrointestinal Viruses Conclusion Abbreviations Glossary Infection prevention and control Infection prevention and control Table of contents: Preface Infection prevention and control Preface Introduction Understanding the scale of nosocomial infection and antimicrobial resistance Epidemiology Nosocomial infections Multi drug resistant pathogens Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Scale of the Problem of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance Risk factors for nosocomial infection Risk factors for acquisition of multi drug resistant pathogens Factors accounting for variations in MDR micro organisms Morbidity and mortality Recognition of nosocomial colonisation and infection Surveillance of colonisation and infection Laboratory techniques in infection control The infection control team. A multidisciplinary approach Infection control management Source identification Colonisation versus infection Antimicrobial therapy Infectious diseases / clinical microbiology consultation Prevention of nosocomial infection and antimicrobial resistance General (environmental) preventative Specific (patient related) preventative measures Reduction in selection of MDR pathogens Common Viral Infections on ICU Viral Respiratory Infections Gastrointestinal Viruses Conclusion Abbreviations Glossary Infection prevention and control
