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100 1  Kennamer, Mike. 
245 10 Basic infection control for health care providers /|cMike 
       Kennamer. 
250    Second edition. 
264  1 Clifton Park, NY :|bThomson Delmar Learning,|c[2007] 
264  4 |c©2007 
300    xx, 220 pages :|billustrations ;|c22 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  1. Introduction to infection control -- Learning 
       objectives -- Key terms -- Featured case study -- 
       Introduction -- History of infectious disease -- History 
       of modern infection control -- Infection control becomes 
       an issue -- Current perspective -- Statistics -- Infected 
       health care workers -- Interesting facts -- Conclusion -- 
       Questions for discussion -- Worth thinking about -- Web 
       resources -- Bibliography -- 2. Legal issues -- Learning 
       objectives -- Key terms -- Featured case study -- 
       Introduction -- Occupational Safety and Health 
       Administration -- Ryan White CARE Act -- Americans with 
       Disabilities Act -- Employment -- Public accommodations 
       and commercial facilities -- Needlestick Prevention and 
       Safety Act -- Agencies and regulations -- Civil liability 
       -- Personal and community health -- Conclusion -- 
       Interesting facts -- Questions for discussion -- Worth 
       thinking about -- Web resources -- Bibliography -- 3. The 
       disease process -- Learning objectives -- Key terms -- 
       Featured case study -- Introduction -- Differentiation of 
       infectious and communicable diseases -- Direct and 
       indirect exposure -- Causes of disease -- Interesting 
       facts -- Transmission -- Seroconversion -- Conclusion -- 
       Questions for discussion -- Worth thinking about -- Web 
       resources -- Bibliography -- 
505 0  4. The immune system -- Learning objectives -- Key terms -
       - Featured case study -- Introduction -- Structure of the 
       immune system -- Function of the immune system -- The 
       immune response -- Nonspecific immunity -- Inflammatory 
       response -- Phagocytosis -- Other types of nonspecific 
       immunity -- Specific immunity -- Active and passive 
       immunity -- Components of specific immunity -- Antigens 
       and antibodies -- B lymphocytes -- Interesting facts -- 
       Humoral immunity -- T lymphocytes -- Cell-mediated 
       immunity -- Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- 
       Worth thinking about -- Web resources -- Bibliography -- 
       5. Protection from communicable disease in the workplace -
       - Learning objectives -- Key terms -- Featured case study 
       -- Introduction -- Engineering controls -- Hand washing 
       facilities -- Alcohol hand cleaners -- Biohazard 
       containers -- Labeling -- Medical devices -- Other 
       concerns -- Safe work practices -- Hand washing -- 
       Handling and using sharps -- Isolation practices -- 
       Standard and transmission-based precautions -- Airborne 
       precautions -- Droplet precautions -- Contact precautions 
       -- Nosocomial infections -- Out-of-hospital isolation -- 
       Personal protective equipment -- Gloves -- Masks and 
       respirators -- Eye protection -- Gowns and protective 
       apparel -- Uniforms -- Medical supplies and equipment -- 
       Interesting facts -- Cleanup -- Personal health -- 
       Physical exams -- Vaccinations -- Hepatitis B vaccine -- 
       Return-to-work authorization -- Conclusion -- Questions 
       for discussion -- Worth thinking about -- Web resources --
       Bibliography -- 
505 0  6. Protection from infectious agents used as weapons -- 
       Learning objectives -- Key terms -- Featured case study --
       Introduction -- History of biological agents used as 
       weapons -- Interesting facts -- Current perspectives and 
       resources -- Probable agents -- Category A -- Category B -
       - Category C -- Probable delivery devices -- Prevention 
       and surveillance -- Health care provider safety -- 
       Conclusion -- Questions for discussion -- Worth thinking 
       about -- Web resources -- Bibliography -- 7. Exposure 
       determination -- Learning objectives -- Key terms -- 
       Featured case study -- Introduction -- Chain of infection 
       -- Causative agent -- Reservoir or source -- Portal of 
       exit -- Mode of transmission -- Portal of entry -- 
       Susceptible host -- Exposure in a nutshell -- Airborne 
       exposure -- Interesting facts -- Conclusion -- Questions 
       for discussion -- Worth thinking about -- Web resources --
       Bibliography -- 8. Post exposure -- Learning objectives --
       Key terms -- Featured case study -- Introduction -- First 
       Aid -- Reporting -- Testing -- OSHA reporting requirements
       -- Return to work -- Managing stress -- Counseling -- 
       Education -- Physical strategies -- Conclusion -- 
       Questions for discussion -- Worth thinking about -- Web 
       resources -- Bibliography -- 
505 0  Appendix A. Diseases of concern -- Introduction -- List of
       diseases -- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) -- 
       Amebiasis -- Anthrax (woolsorter's disease) -- Avian 
       (bird) influenza -- Botulism -- Candidiasis -- Chlamydia -
       - Chickenpox -- Clostridium difficile infection -- 
       Cryptosporidiosis -- Cytomegalovirus (CMV) -- Escherichia 
       coli (diarrheagenic or non-shiga toxin-producing) -- 
       Escherichia coli (E. coli O157:H7) -- Gonorrhea -- 
       Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome -- Hepatitis A -- Hepatitis 
       B -- Hepatitis C -- Hepatitis non-ABC -- Herpes simplex 
       type 1 -- Herpes simplex type 2 (genital herpes) -- 
       Influenza -- Legionellosis -- Lice (pediculosis and 
       phthiriasis) -- Listeriosis -- Lyme disease -- Measles 
       (rubeola, hard measles) -- Meningococcal meningitis -- 
       Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) -- 
       Mononucleosis -- Mumps -- Pertussis (whooping cough) -- 
       Plague -- Pneumonia -- Rabies -- Rocky Mountain spotted 
       fever -- Rubella (German measles) -- Salmonellosis -- 
       Scabies -- Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) -- 
       Shigellosis -- Syphilis -- Tetanus -- Tuberculosis -- 
       Vancomycin-intermediate/resistant staphylococcus aureus 
       (VISA/VRSA) -- Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) -- 
       Bibliography -- Appendix B. Answers to questions for 
       discussion -- Chapter 1 -- Chapter 2 -- Chapter 3 -- 
       Chapter 4 -- Chapter 5 -- Chapter 6 -- Chapter 7 -- 
       Chapter 8 -- Appendix C. Glossary. 
650  0 Nosocomial infections|xPrevention. 
650  0 Medical personnel|xHealth and hygiene. 
650  0 Health facilities|xSanitation. 
650  2 Cross Infection|xprevention & control. 
650  2 Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional
       |xprevention & control. 
650  2 Infectious Disease Transmission, Professional-to-Patient
       |xprevention & control. 
650  2 Health Personnel. 
650  2 Infection Control. 
650  2 Occupational Exposure|xprevention & control. 
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