Disinfection and decontamination : principles, applications, and related issues /: principles, applications, and related issues. (©2008)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editor, Gurusamy Manivannan.
• Other Names: Manivannan, Gurusamy, 1960-
• Contents: Perspectives on infection challenges and solutions / Manivannan -- Sisyphus in the microbial world revisited : global governance, antimicrobial strategies, and humanity's health / Fidler -- The need for safer and better microbiocides for infection control / Sattar, Springthorpe -- Microbiological concerns in non-sterile manufacturing / Farrington, Polarine -- New technologies in disinfection and infection control / Ramirez -- Biocides : modes of action and mechanisms of resistance / McDonnell -- A pragmatic approach to judicious selection and proper use of disinfectant and antiseptic agents in healthcare setting / Suljagic -- Extended activity of healthcare antiseptic products / Newman, Kaiser -- Disinfectant rotation in a cleaning/disinfection program for cleanrooms and controlled environments / Sutton -- Reprocessing flexible endoscopes : origin of standards, overview of structure/function, and review of recent outbreaks / Antonucci, Williams, Robinson -- Microbiological testing of disinfectants and decontaminants for critical surfaces / Klein -- Regulatory constraints on disinfectants and decontamination / Sarli -- Biofilms : a summarized account and control strategies / Nandakumar, Sreekumari -- Consequences of biofilms on indwelling medical devices : costs and prevention / Thomas, Nakaishi, Corum -- Infection-resistant implantable devices : biofilm problems and design strategies / Smith, Perera -- Infections of intracardiac devices / Yesenosky [and others] -- Intrauterine devices : infections and biofilms / Pereira, Pruthi -- Antimicrobial urinary catheters / Stickler, Sabbuba -- Risk factors for post-operative infectious complications after abdominal surgery / Pessaux, Lermite.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton : Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2008
• Copyright Date: 2008
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 496 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 614.4/8; Disinfection and disinfectants; Microbial contamination -- Prevention; Disinfection -- methods; Anti-Infective Agents -- therapeutic use; Biofilms; Decontamination -- methods; Infection Control -- methods; Desinfección y desinfectantes; Désinfection; Contamination -- Prévention; MEDICAL -- Health Risk Assessment; MEDICAL -- Epidemiology; Disinfection and disinfectants; Microbial contamination -- Prevention; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781420008456; 1420008455; 0849390745; 9780849390746
• Related ISBNs: 9780849390746
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.