Infection Control - Basic Concepts of Infection Control

© International Federation of Infection Control, 2007
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ISBN 978-0-9555861-0-1

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  Title Chapter Teaching Slides
  IFIC Basic Concepts of Infection Control Working Group View as PDF file    
  Foreward View as PDF file    
1. Infection Prevention and Control Program Organizational Structure View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
2. Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
3. Surveillance for Healthcare Infections View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
4. Outbreak Management View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
5. Audits in Infection Prevention and Control View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
6. The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
7. Principles of Antibiotic Policies View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
8. Hand Hygiene View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
9. Isolation Precautions View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
10. Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilisation View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
11. Prevention of Surgical Site Infections View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
12. Prevention of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
13. Prevention of Intravascular Device Associated Infection View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
14. Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
15. Prevention of Blood-Borne Virus Infections in Patients and Personnel View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
16. Occupational Health Risks for Healthcare Workers View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
17. Housekeeping and Laundry View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
18. Healthcare Waste Management View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
19. Food Hygiene and Gastroenteritis View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
20. Water Hygiene View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
21. Risk Management View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
22. Economic Evaluation in Infection Prevention and Control View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash
23. The Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infection View as PDF file View as PDF file View as Flash