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100	1		_aDamani, N. N. _q(Nizam N.), _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aManual of infection prevention and control / _cNizam Damani, MBBS, MSc., FRCPath., FRCPI, CIC, DipHIC, Consultant, Infection Prevention and Control Global Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, Ex-associate Medical Director, Infection Prevention and Control, Southern Health and Social Care Trust, Portadown, UK, Ex-Honorary Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Medical Microbiology, Queen's University, Belfast, UK ; foreword by Prof. David L. Heymann, Professor, Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Senior Fellow and Head, Centre on Global Health Security, Chatham House, London, UK.
250			_aFourth edition.
300			_axxxv, 496 pages : _billustrations ; _c24 cm
500			_aOriginally published: Manual of infection control procedures. 2nd ed. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
520			_a"It has been estimated that in developed countries up to 10% of hospitalized patients develop infections every year. Not only is there a substantial cost to healthcare systems, but some healthcare associated infections (HCIAs) can be fatal. Since the majority of HCIAs are preventable, reducing HCIAs is now considered to be an integral part of patient safety and quality of care provided by all healthcare institutions worldwide. Unlike other books on infection control, the main strength of this book is to provide clear, up-to-date and practical guidance in infection control in an easy to read format which can act as a quick source of reference on all aspects of HCIA for healthcare workers who are either directly or indirectly involved in prevention and control of HCIAs. Although the book's main audience is infection control practitioners such as doctors, nurses, public health physicians, it is also a valuable reference for environmental health officers, health educators, practice managers in GP surgeries, and health service managers"--
650		0	_aNosocomial infections _xPrevention.
650		0	_aHospital buildings _xDisinfection.
700	1		_aDamani, N. N. _q(Nizam N.) _tManual of infection control procedures.
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