Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control Book

	Contributors
	Preface for the 3rd edition
I	Applied epidemiology and biostatistics in hospital epidemiology and infection control
1	Principles of infectious diseases epidemiology	3
2	Modern quantitative epidemiology in the hospital	19
3	Biostatitics for hospital epidemiology and infection control	49
4	Principles of hospital epidemiology	83
5	Data collection in hospital epidemiology	91
6	Dramatic improvements in healthcare quality : you can do it too	99
7	Investigation of outbreaks	107
8	Pseudoinfections and pseudo-outbreaks	123
II	Healthcare quality improvement
9	How to select improvement projects	137
10	Selection of quality improvement tools and methods	147
11	Collecting data for actions	155
12	Selecting change implementation strategies	161
13	Selecting successful health system managing approaches	175
III	Informatics in healthcare epidemiology
14	Computer fundamentals for healthcare epidemiology	187
15	Using the personal computer for healthcare epidemiology	197
16	The electronic health record : an essential technology for hospital epidemiology	207
IV	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections of organ systems
17	Nosocomial infections related to use of intravascular devices inserted for short-term vascular access	231
18	Nosocomial infections related to use of intravascular devices inserted for long-term vascular access	241
19	Nosocomial bloodstream infections	253
20	Nosocomial urinary tract infections	267
21	Surgical site infections	287
22	Nosocomial pneumonia	311
23	Nosocomial sinusitis	341
24	Nosocomial gastrointestinal tract infections	351
25	Nosocomial burn wound infections	385
26	Nosocomial ocular infections	401
27	Nosocomial central nervous system infections	415
V	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections caused by specific pathogens
28	Staphylococcus aureus	443
29	Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus	471
30	Coagulase-negative staphylococci	495
31	Streptococci	517
32	Enterococcus species	529
33	Enterobacteriaceae	545
34	Nonfermentative gram-negative bacilli	575
35	Nosocomial Legionella infection	603
36	Clostridium difficile	623
37	Mycobacterium tuberculosis	635
38	Nontuberculous mycobacteria	667
39	Candida	685
40	Filamentous fungi	705
41	Influenza viruses	709
42	Varicella-zoster virus	719
43	Herpes simplex virus	733
44	Cytomegalovirus	737
45	Hepatitis viruses	743
46	Ectoparasites	755
47	Uncommon causes of nosocomial infections	765
VI	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in pediatric patients
48	Nosocomial viral respiratory infections in pediatric patients	783
49	Nosocomial bacterial infections of the central nervous system, upper and lower respiratory tracts, and skin in pediatric patients	793
50	Nosocomial gastrointestinal tract infections in pediatric patients	807
51	Nosocomial measles, mumps, rubella, and other viral infections	829
52	Nosocomial infections in newborn nurseries and neonatal intensive care units	851
53	Infections acquired in child care facilities	885
VII	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in special patient populations
54	Nosocomial infections in dental, oral, and maxillofacial surgery	913
55	Nosocomial infections in obstetrical patients	927
56	Nosocomial infections in patients with spinal cord injury	937
57	Healthcare-associated infections in adults infected with human immunodeficiency virus	945
58	Nosocomial infections in patients with neoplastic diseases	969
59	Nosocomial infections in solid organ transplant recipients	985
60	Infection control and prevention in hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients	1011
VIII	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
61	Nosocomial infections associated with anesthesia	1073
62	Nosocomial infections associated with cardiac catheterization and other invasive procedures in cardiology	1117
63	Infection risks of endoscopy	1125
64	Control of infections associated with hemodialysis	1139
65	Infections associated with peritoneal dialysis	1161
66	Nosocomial infections associated with physical therapy, including hydrotherapy	1173
67	Infections that complicate the insertion of prosthetic devices	1181
68	Nosocomial infections associated with respiratory therapy	1207
69	Nosocomial infections associated with transfusion of blood and blood products	1223
70	Nosocomial infections associated with producers performed in radiology	1261
71	Infections associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy and hyperbaric chambers, and research in altitude chambers and saturation diving	1271
72	Infection control in gene therapy	1279
73	Infections in xenotransplantation - a model for detection of unknown pathogens	1289
IX	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections related to hospital support services
74	Central sterile supply	1301
75	Pharmacy service	1315
76	Volunteer services	1323
77	Environmental services	1327
X	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections in healthcare workers
78	Nosocomial viral hepatitis in healthcare workers	1337
79	Nosocomial human immunodeficiency virus infection in healthcare workers	1361
80	Vaccination of healthcare workers	1381
81	Nosocomial diseases of healthcare workers spread by the airborne or contact routes (other than tuberculosis)	1401
82	Nosocomial infections in diagnostic laboratories	1431
83	Prevention of occupationally acquired infections in prehospital healthcare workers	1443
84	Prevention of occupationally acquired infections in posthospital healthcare workers	1449
XI	Disinfection and sterilization
85	Selection and use of disinfectants in healthcare	1473
86	Sterilization and pasteurization	1523
87	Reuse of medical devices labeled for single-use	1535
XII	Prevention of infections acquired by patients in healthcare facilities related to construction, renovation, demolition and ventilation systems
88	Prevention of infections related to construction, renovation, and demolition	1549
89	Design and maintenance of hospital ventilation systems and the prevention of airborne nosocomial infections	1577
XIII	Antimicrobial agents in hospital epidemiology and infection control
90	Mechanisms of bacterial resistance to antimicrobial agents	1593
91	Antimicrobial resistance in hospital flora and nosocomial infections	1613
XIV	The literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control
92	Searching the literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control	1639
93	A methodologically focused review of the literature in hospital epidemiology and infection control	1645
XV	Organization and implementation of infection control programs
94	Surveillance of nosocomial infections	1659
95	Isolation of patients with communicable diseases	1703
96	Hand washing and hand disinfection	1727
97	Evaluating and selecting products that have infection control implications	1747
98	Education of healthcare workers in the prevention of healthcare-associated infections	1755
99	Infection control and the employee health service	1765
100	Medical waste management	1773
101	Epidemiology and prevention of nosocomial infections associated with animals in the hospital	1787
102	Role of the microbiology laboratory in hospital epidemiology and infection control	1809
103	Determining the cost-effectiveness of the healthcare epidemiology and infection control programs	1827
104	Legal issues in hospital epidemiology and infection control	1835
XVI	Hospital epidemiology and infection control in special settings for healthcare delivery
105	Hospital epidemiology and infection control in small hospitals	1849
106	Epidemiology and prevention of infections in residents of long-term care facilities	1855
107	Epidemiology and prevention of infections in home healthcare	1881
108	Infection control in countries with limited resources	1889
XVII	Bioterrorism
109	Biologic terrorism : an overview	1921
110	The state and local response to bioterrorism	1929
111	The agents of bioterrorism	1945
112	Preparedness for a bioterrorist attack with smallpox	1965
XVIII	Emerging infectious diseases and healthcare epidemiology
113	Severe acute respiratory syndrome	1979