Hospital-Acquired Infection: Causes and Control

by Zsolt Filetoth

Hospital acquired infections (HAI) are complications of health care which affect on average 10 percent of patients admitted to hospital world wide. They have serious public health implications by changing the quality of life of patients and sometimes causing disability or even death. The purpose of this comprehensive text is to provide nurses and junior doctors with an understanding of the basics of infection control by explaining the methods employed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1861563442
• ISBN13: 9781861563446
• Release Date: November 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"