Disinfection in Healthcare

by Hoffman, Peter; Ayliffe, Graham; Bradley, Tine

• ISBN13: 9780470698730
• ISBN10: 047069873X
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-04-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Concise, practical guide for everyone involved in the control of hospital infection

Features:

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  Key information at your fingertips: Concise information is easy to find - now includes references and index
  

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  Completely revised, expanded and updated to reflect changes in new chemical disinfectants

• Reviews the range of new disinfectants used for endoscope reprocessing

New for this edition:

• For the first time, includes thermal disinfection applications of washer-disinfectors and healthcare laundry
  
• Covers new safety regulations
  
• Reviews new European disinfectant tests
  
• Outlines the properties of both established and new disinfectants
  
• Covers the use of disinfectants against the range of healthcare-associated pathogens

Table of Contents

Preface.

1. Principles of disinfection.

2. Properties of chemical disinfectants.

3. Disinfection Policy.

4. Thermal Disinfection.

5. Organisms of special significance.

6. Cleaning of disinfection of the environment.

7. Disinfection of the skin and mucous membranes.

8. Disinfection of Medical Equipment.

9. Disinfectants in pathology departments.

10. Safety in chemical disinfection.

Appendix 1 – Summary of Policy for Decontamination of Equipment or Environment.

Appendix 2 - Bibliography