Basic Microbiology and Infection Control for Midwives

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Presterl, Elisabeth (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Diab-El Schahawi, Magda (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Reilly, Jacqui S. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Nursing.; Infectious diseases.; Practice of medicine.; Public health.; Infectious Diseases.; Practice and Hospital Management.; Public Health.

This book provides an evidence-based, practical approach to the diagnosis and treatment of the most frequent fungal infections in a general hospital. It offers a comprehensive overview of the basic medical and scientific background of fungal infections and carefully explains and discusses epidemiolo...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• 1. Microbiology and Infection Control. Overview
• 2. Communicable Diseases and Transmission
• 3. Medical Microbiology - Basic Bacteriology
• 4. Bacteriology - Specific Pathogens and Associated Infectious Diseases
• 5. Medical Mycology
• 6. Infectious Diseases and Pregnancy
• 7. Parasitology
• 8. Virology - General
• 9. Virology - Specific Pathogens and Infectious Diseases
• 10. Needle Stick Injuries
• 11. Bloodborne Viral Infections
• 12. Immunology and Vaccinology
• 13. Antimicrobials
• 14. Disinfection
• 15. Sterilisation
• 16. Handling of Reusable Medical Devices
• 17. Environmental Medicine
• 18. Disinfestation.