Hospital infectionology

Author: Ju Liwen
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Publish Date: 2006-08-01
Features: This textbook comprehensively and systematically discusses hospital infections. It is divided into seven chapters, introducing the basic concepts and epidemiology of hospital infections, various microorganisms that cause hospital infections, and discusses the clinical characteristics of hospital infections in different human systems based on the ecological features of hospital infection microorganisms (both in vivo and ex vivo). It covers relevant pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and risk factors, as well as treatment methods. It particularly emphasizes prevention as the primary approach, proposing a series of measures for controlling and preventing infections, including organizational and management aspects of hospital infection prevention, requirements for hospital architecture design, hospital infection surveillance, and specific methods for isolation and disinfection. Compared to previous textbooks, this book has been strengthened in three aspects: microbiology, clinical, and prevention. The content is designed to be thorough, clarify theories, and emphasize practicality, reflecting the latest research findings both domestically and internationally. This book is suitable for undergraduate students in preventive medicine, clinical medicine, and nursing. It can also serve as a textbook for adult education and related training programs in preventive medicine, clinical medicine, and nursing, as well as a reference for graduate students in related fields.