Bennett & Brachman's Hospital Infections

Bennett & Brachmans Hospital Infections, 7th Edition, is a comprehensive textbook on preventing hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) in inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings. It is written by renowned experts and provides up-to-date information on various aspects of HAI prevention, including antimicrobial stewardship, disinfection, and sterilization. The book also covers the latest evidence-based data on controlling antimicrobial-resistant pathogens and includes a new chapter on the prevention of infections associated with peripheral intravenous devices.

Format: Hardback
Length: 946 pages
Publication date: 13 December 2022
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health

Bennett & Brachmans Hospital Infections,7th Edition, is a comprehensive and essential text for preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs) in all inpatient and outpatient healthcare settings. Written by the world's foremost experts in the field of nosocomial infections, this edition is a vital resource for healthcare professionals, quality assurance specialists, and risk management experts.

The seventh edition of Bennett & Brachmans Hospital Infections has been extensively revised and expanded to provide up-to-date and authoritative coverage on all aspects of HAI prevention. Editor Dr. William R. Jarvis has assembled a team of notable contributors from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as well as additional authors from around the world, to ensure a global perspective on HAI prevention.

The book offers a comprehensive approach to HAI prevention, covering a wide range of topics. It provides evidence-based strategies for preventing the big four HAIs, including CLABSIs, CAUTIs, SSIs, and VAE. The book also includes a new comprehensive chapter on Coronaviruses, including COVID-19, which has become a major concern in recent years.

In addition to the updated content, the book has expanded chapters on antimicrobial stewardship, HAI prevention in community hospitals and hospitals in resource-limited settings, the inanimate environment, disinfection and sterilization, and prevention of fungal infections and infections in burn patients. The book also includes a new comprehensive chapter on the Prevention of infections and other complications associated with Peripheral Intravenous Devices, which is an important area of focus in healthcare settings.

One of the key features of Bennett & Brachmans Hospital Infections is its coverage of the latest prevention strategies. The book discusses automated room terminal disinfection (ultraviolet germicidal irradiation or hydrogen peroxide gas or vapor), which has become an increasingly popular method for disinfecting healthcare environments. The book also includes the latest evidence-based data on the control of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, such as carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae, Clostridioides difficile, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci, and Candida auris.

Bennett & Brachmans Hospital Infections is an invaluable resource for anyone working in infection prevention and control, quality assurance, or risk management in healthcare settings. The book provides a comprehensive and evidence-based approach to HAI prevention, and its updated content and expanded chapters make it an essential tool for staying up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. Whether you are a healthcare professional, quality assurance specialist, or risk management expert, this book is a must-have for your library.

Weight: 2354g
Dimension: 224 x 286 x 39 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781975149604
Edition number: 7 ed