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Quick Reference to Outbreak Investigation and Control in Health Care Facilities
Kathleen Meehan Arias, MS, CIC
ISBN-13: 9780834211797
ISBN-10: 0834211793
$116.95 (Sugg. US List)
Paperback
339 Pages
© 2000
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Quick Reference to Outbreak Investigation and Control in Health Care Facilities contains guidelines for recognizing, investigating and controlling outbreaks and clusters of infection in health care facilities. This is the only comprehensive book for practitioners who are responsible for outbreaks in health care facilities. It is an essential resource on how to apply epidemiologic principles, set up routine surveillance programs, recognize clusters and potential outbreaks, investigate an outbreak, conduct a literature search, choose appropriate statistical methods needed to investigate an outbreak, and recognize the role of the laboratory in outbreak investigation. Additionally, the book is in an 8 1/2 x 11 format with ready-to-use information such as sample forms, checklists, and reports compiled by experts in the field.
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