Medical Reference Catalogue
20
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Antibiotics in
Laboratory Medicine
Bennett &
Brachman's
Hospital Infections
Daniel Amsterdam, MD
Department of Microbiology
and Immunology at School
of Medicine University of
Buffalo; Director of Clinical
Microbiology, Erie County
Medical Center
William R Jarvis, MD
President, Jason and Jarvis
Associates, Hilton Head
Island, SC, Port Orford,
OR, San Francisco, CA;
Division of Healthcare Quality
Promotion, National Center
for Infectious Diseases, US
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
September 2014 / Hardcover
Approx. 832 pp. / Approx. 72 lllus. / Approx. 250 Tables
9781451176759
DESCRIPTION
Antibiotics in Laboratory Medicine has been a mainstay resource for
practitioners/providers, investigators, and pharmaceutical researchers
of new anti-infective compounds for the past 30 years. This edition
includes new chapters on the predictive value of in vitro laboratory
testing and the improvement of patient care in the hospital environment
through antimicrobial stewardship.
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
November 2013 / Hardcover
Approx. 776 pp. / Approx. 60 lllus. / Approx. 250 Tables
9781451175929
Specialty: Infectious Diseases
Sixth Edition
Sixth Edition
DESCRIPTION
The field of healthcare epidemiology and infection control has seen
tremendous advances in the last decade. Bennett & Brachman's Hospital
Infections, 6e, now in vibrant full color, provides the most up-to-date
information on all aspects of this vital topic. Written by the world’s
foremost leaders in the field of nosocomial infections, this is your go-to
text for preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) in all inpatient
and outpatient healthcare settings.
FEATURES
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Master the latest evidence-based strategies for the prevention of the
big four HAIs—CLABSIs, CAUTIs, SSIs, and VAE.
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Expand your knowledge of the latest prevention strategies through
NEW coverage of automated room terminal disinfection (ultraviolet
germicidal irradiation or hydrogen peroxide gas or vapor).
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NEW chapters on surgical site infection, dialysis, prevention of
HAIs in intensive care units, mechanisms of resistance, the role of
the environment in pathogen transmission, the role of the laboratory
in infection prevention, prevalence vs. incidence HAI surveillance,
infection prevention and control in countries with limited resources,
the latest isolation procedures, and sterilization and disinfection.
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Access the latest evidence-based data on the control of antimicrobial-
resistant pathogens, such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus
aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, carbapenem-resistant
enterobacteriaceae, and pandemic influenza viruses.
