Table of Contents
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	Working Group
	Foreward
	Infection Prevention and Control Program Organizational Structure
	Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections
	Surveillance for Healthcare Infections
	Outbreak Management
	Audits in Infection Prevention and Control
	The Role of the Microbiology Laboratory
	Principles of Antibiotic Policies
	Hand Hygiene
	Isolation Precautions
	Cleaning, Disinfection and Sterilisation
	Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
	Prevention of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections
	Prevention of Intravascular Device Associated Infection
	Prevention of Urinary Tract Infections
	Prevention of Blood-Borne Virus Infections in Patients and Personnel
	Occupational Health Risks for Healthcare Workers
	Housekeeping and Laundry
	Healthcare Waste Management
	Food Hygiene and Gastroenteritis
	Water Hygiene
	Risk Management
	Economic Evaluation in Infection Prevention and Control
	The Costs of Healthcare-Associated Infection
	Index

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