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1. HAI controversies: Contact precautions / Elise Martin, Zachary Rubin, Rekha K. Murthy
2. Hand hygiene monitoring technologies: Implementation and outcomes / Claudia Denisse Jarrin Tejada
3. Universal glove and gown use for the prevention of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) / Lindsay Croft, Daniel J. Morgan
4. Isolation precautions for visitors to healthcare settings / Maroun Sfeir, Matthew S. Simon, David Banach
5. Bacterial contamination of the anesthesia work area: Hands, patients, and things / Derya Mahmutoglu, Luisa Silvia Munoz-Price
6. Infection control in the outpatient setting / John Daniel Markley, Michael P. Stevens
7. New technologies for infection prevention / Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
8. What is the role of mobile no-touch disinfection technology in optimizing healthcare environmental hygiene? / Philip C. Carling
9. Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal decolonization for hospitalized patients / Edward J. Septimus
10. Staphylococcal decolonization in surgery patients ./ Andrew D. Ludwig, E. Patchen Dellinger
11. The surgical care improvement project redux: Should CMS revive process of care measures for prevention of surgical site infections? / Deborah S. Yokoe
12. Healthcare worker apparel and infection prevention / Salma Muhammad Abbas, Gonzalo Bearman
13. Antimicrobial textiles and infection prevention: Clothing and the inanimate environment / Rachel H. McQueen, Briana Ehnes
14. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli: Infection prevention considerations / Oryan Henig, David E. Katz, Dror Marchaim
15. Active surveillance cultures for MRSA, VRE, multidrug-resistant gram-negatives / Amar Krishna, Teena Chopra
16. C. difficile microbiome manipulation / Jenna Wick, Tinzar Basein, Shira Doron
17. Air contamination in the hospital environment / Luis A. Shimose
18. Vertical versus horizontal infecton control interventions / Salma Muhammad Abbas, Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens
19. The role of the hospital epidemiologist / Kristina A. Bryant
20. Whole genome sequencing for outbreak investigation / Tara N. Palmore
21. Viral hemorrhagic fever preparedness / Angela Hewlett, Angela M. Vasa, Theodore J. Cieslak, John J. Lowe, Shelly Schwedhelm
22. Probiotics and infection prevention / Whitney Perry, Shira Doron
23. Animals in healthcare settings / Rekha K. Murthy, vivek Pandrangi, David Jay Weber
24. Decolonization in infection control of gram-negative bacilli / David Thomas, David Banach
25. Testing water for legionella prevention / Brooke K. Decker, Cornelius J. Clancy
26. The importance of c. difficile colonization in infection prevention / Natalia Blanco, Surbhi Leekha
27. Mandator influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel / Bryan D. Harris, Thomas R. Talbot
28. Controversies in healthcare-associated infection surveillance / Geetika Sood, Surbhi Leekha
29. Chlorhexidine gluconate batching outside the intensive care unit / Megan Buller, Kyle J. Popovich
30. Airborne precautions and personal protective equipment: The powered air-purifying respirator-only approach / Pranavi V. Sreeramoju, Jose Cadena
31. Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE): Is training necessary? / Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
32. Rapid diagnostics in infection prevention / Sawa Revolinski, Angela M. Huang, Allison Gibble
Index.
Dedication; Contents; Contributors; 1: HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions; Introduction; Current Guideline Recommendations for Contact Precautions in Acute Care Facilities; History of Isolation Precautions; Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Strategies; MRSA and the Impact of Contact Precautions; Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE); Contact Precautions for Gram-Negative Rods and Clostridium difficile; References; 2: Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes; Introduction; Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance
Methods for Monitoring HH Compliance Direct Observation; Measuring Product Consumption; Video Surveillance and Feedback; Electronic Surveillance and Alerts; Summary; References; 3: Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE); Background; Policies; Controversies (Table 3.1); Effectiveness of Universal Glove and Gown Use; Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Glove and Gown; Practical Resolutions; Future Research; Conclusions; References
4: Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings Introduction; Visitors and Transmission/Outbreaks; Visitors and Standard Precautions; Hand Hygiene; Visitors and Contact Precautions; Visitors and Droplet Precautions; Influenza; Bordetella pertussis; Visitors and Airborne Precautions; Measles; Immunocompromised Visitors; Emerging Infections and Visitors to Healthcare Settings; Ethical Considerations in Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Facilities; References; 5: Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things
MRSA and VRE Gram-Negative Organisms; Intraoperative Anesthesia Work Area; Environmental Contamination; Hand Hygiene; Increased Surgical Site Infections and Mortality; Compliance with Cleaning and Disinfection; Conclusions and Controversies; References; 6: Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting; Introduction; Definitions; Applying the Principles of Hospital Infection Control to Outpatient Infection Control; Infrastructure; Standard Precautions; Hand Hygiene; Why Is Hand Hygiene Compliance So Poor in the Outpatient Setting?; Recommendations; Injection Practices
Surveillance Regulations, Mandatory Reporting, and Monitoring; Transmission-Based Precautions; Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette; Environmental Cleaning; Medical Devices; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Medical Waste; Education of Healthcare Personnel; Risk Assessment; Special Considerations; Clostridium difficile in the Outpatient Setting; Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis; Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Dialysis Centers; Conclusions; References; 7: New Technologies for Infection Prevention; Introduction; Ultraviolet (UV) and Hydrogen Peroxide (HP) Room Disinfection Systems
2. Hand hygiene monitoring technologies: Implementation and outcomes / Claudia Denisse Jarrin Tejada
3. Universal glove and gown use for the prevention of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or vancomycin-resistant enterococcus (VRE) / Lindsay Croft, Daniel J. Morgan
4. Isolation precautions for visitors to healthcare settings / Maroun Sfeir, Matthew S. Simon, David Banach
5. Bacterial contamination of the anesthesia work area: Hands, patients, and things / Derya Mahmutoglu, Luisa Silvia Munoz-Price
6. Infection control in the outpatient setting / John Daniel Markley, Michael P. Stevens
7. New technologies for infection prevention / Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
8. What is the role of mobile no-touch disinfection technology in optimizing healthcare environmental hygiene? / Philip C. Carling
9. Universal MRSA/Staphylococcal decolonization for hospitalized patients / Edward J. Septimus
10. Staphylococcal decolonization in surgery patients ./ Andrew D. Ludwig, E. Patchen Dellinger
11. The surgical care improvement project redux: Should CMS revive process of care measures for prevention of surgical site infections? / Deborah S. Yokoe
12. Healthcare worker apparel and infection prevention / Salma Muhammad Abbas, Gonzalo Bearman
13. Antimicrobial textiles and infection prevention: Clothing and the inanimate environment / Rachel H. McQueen, Briana Ehnes
14. Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacilli: Infection prevention considerations / Oryan Henig, David E. Katz, Dror Marchaim
15. Active surveillance cultures for MRSA, VRE, multidrug-resistant gram-negatives / Amar Krishna, Teena Chopra
16. C. difficile microbiome manipulation / Jenna Wick, Tinzar Basein, Shira Doron
17. Air contamination in the hospital environment / Luis A. Shimose
18. Vertical versus horizontal infecton control interventions / Salma Muhammad Abbas, Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens
19. The role of the hospital epidemiologist / Kristina A. Bryant
20. Whole genome sequencing for outbreak investigation / Tara N. Palmore
21. Viral hemorrhagic fever preparedness / Angela Hewlett, Angela M. Vasa, Theodore J. Cieslak, John J. Lowe, Shelly Schwedhelm
22. Probiotics and infection prevention / Whitney Perry, Shira Doron
23. Animals in healthcare settings / Rekha K. Murthy, vivek Pandrangi, David Jay Weber
24. Decolonization in infection control of gram-negative bacilli / David Thomas, David Banach
25. Testing water for legionella prevention / Brooke K. Decker, Cornelius J. Clancy
26. The importance of c. difficile colonization in infection prevention / Natalia Blanco, Surbhi Leekha
27. Mandator influenza vaccination of healthcare personnel / Bryan D. Harris, Thomas R. Talbot
28. Controversies in healthcare-associated infection surveillance / Geetika Sood, Surbhi Leekha
29. Chlorhexidine gluconate batching outside the intensive care unit / Megan Buller, Kyle J. Popovich
30. Airborne precautions and personal protective equipment: The powered air-purifying respirator-only approach / Pranavi V. Sreeramoju, Jose Cadena
31. Donning and doffing of personal protective equipment (PPE): Is training necessary? / Michelle Doll, Michael P. Stevens, Gonzalo Bearman
32. Rapid diagnostics in infection prevention / Sawa Revolinski, Angela M. Huang, Allison Gibble
Index.
Dedication; Contents; Contributors; 1: HAI Controversies: Contact Precautions; Introduction; Current Guideline Recommendations for Contact Precautions in Acute Care Facilities; History of Isolation Precautions; Vertical Versus Horizontal Infection Control Strategies; MRSA and the Impact of Contact Precautions; Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE); Contact Precautions for Gram-Negative Rods and Clostridium difficile; References; 2: Hand Hygiene Monitoring Technologies: Implementation and Outcomes; Introduction; Monitoring Hand Hygiene Compliance
Methods for Monitoring HH Compliance Direct Observation; Measuring Product Consumption; Video Surveillance and Feedback; Electronic Surveillance and Alerts; Summary; References; 3: Universal Glove and Gown Use for the Prevention of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus (VRE); Background; Policies; Controversies (Table 3.1); Effectiveness of Universal Glove and Gown Use; Cost-Effectiveness of Universal Glove and Gown; Practical Resolutions; Future Research; Conclusions; References
4: Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Settings Introduction; Visitors and Transmission/Outbreaks; Visitors and Standard Precautions; Hand Hygiene; Visitors and Contact Precautions; Visitors and Droplet Precautions; Influenza; Bordetella pertussis; Visitors and Airborne Precautions; Measles; Immunocompromised Visitors; Emerging Infections and Visitors to Healthcare Settings; Ethical Considerations in Isolation Precautions for Visitors to Healthcare Facilities; References; 5: Bacterial Contamination of the Anesthesia Work Area: Hands, Patients, and Things
MRSA and VRE Gram-Negative Organisms; Intraoperative Anesthesia Work Area; Environmental Contamination; Hand Hygiene; Increased Surgical Site Infections and Mortality; Compliance with Cleaning and Disinfection; Conclusions and Controversies; References; 6: Infection Control in the Outpatient Setting; Introduction; Definitions; Applying the Principles of Hospital Infection Control to Outpatient Infection Control; Infrastructure; Standard Precautions; Hand Hygiene; Why Is Hand Hygiene Compliance So Poor in the Outpatient Setting?; Recommendations; Injection Practices
Surveillance Regulations, Mandatory Reporting, and Monitoring; Transmission-Based Precautions; Respiratory Hygiene and Cough Etiquette; Environmental Cleaning; Medical Devices; Antimicrobial Stewardship; Medical Waste; Education of Healthcare Personnel; Risk Assessment; Special Considerations; Clostridium difficile in the Outpatient Setting; Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis; Ambulatory Surgery Centers; Dialysis Centers; Conclusions; References; 7: New Technologies for Infection Prevention; Introduction; Ultraviolet (UV) and Hydrogen Peroxide (HP) Room Disinfection Systems