D3814
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Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation, 5th ed.
| ISBN-10: | 0-683-30740-1 |
| ISBN-13: | 978-0-683-30740-5 |
Description
| General description | Thoroughly revised, more than a third of this edition's chapters cover subjects never addressed in previous editions. New topics covered include recently identified pathogens, microbial biofilms, use of antibiotics as antiseptics, synergism between chemical microbiocides, pulsed-light sterilization of pharmaceuticals, and methods for medical waste management. Attention is given to prevention of infections in immunocompromised patients. |
Properties
| publication info | S.S. Block, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000, 1504 pp., hard cover |
Table Of Contents
| Table of Contents | Part I Introduction 1. Historical Review 2. Definition of Terms Part II Fundamental Principles of Activity 3. Principles of Antimicrobial Activity and Resistance 4. Physical Factors Influencing the Activity of Antimicrobial Agents 5. Kinetics of the Inactivation of Microorganisms 6. Principles of the Thermal Destruction of Microorganisms Part III Sterilants, Disinfectants and Antiseptics A: By Chemical Type 7. Chlorine and Chlorine Compounds 8. Iodine and Iodine Compounds 9. Peroxygen Compounds 10. Disinfection and Sterilization Usine Ozone 11. Chlorine Dioxide 12. Alcohols 13. Phenolic Compounds 14. Surface-Active Agents 15. Chlorhexidine 16. Gaseous Chemical Sterilization 17. Glutaraldehyde 18. Nitrogen Compounds 19. Use of Metals as Microbiocides in Preventing Infections in Healthcare 20. New and Developing Chemical Antimicrobials 21. Antibiotics Used as Disinfectants and Antiseptics 22. Synergism in Disinfectant Formulation 23. Formulation of Sanitizers and Disinfectants B: By Type of Microorganism 24. Control of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcal Infections 25. Control of Legionells 26. Mycobacterial Disinfection 27. Chemical Sporicidal and Sporostatic Agents 28. Principles of Viral Control and Transmission 29. Human Immunodeficiency Virus: Disinfection and Control 30. Measures for Disinfection and Control of Viral Hepatitis 31. Fungistatic and fungicidal Compounds for Human Pathogens 32. Antiprotozoan and Anthelmintic Agents 33. Prions 34. Microbial Biofilms: Prevention, Control and Removal 35. Emerging Infectious Diseases Part IV Physical Sterilization and Disinfection 36. Sterilization by Heat 37. Sterilization and Preservation by Radiation Sterilization 38. Sterilization Processes Utilizing Low-Temperature Plasma 39. Pulsed-Light Disinfection of Water and Sterilization of Blow/Fill/Seal Manufactured Aseptic Pharmaceutical Products 40. Sterile Filtration of Liquids and Gases 41. Disinfection by Ultraviolet Irradiation 42. Development of Nonthermal Methods for Microbial Control Part V Medical and Health-Related Applications 43. Chemical Disinfection of Medical and Surgical Materials 44. Surgical Antisepsis 45 Practical Applications in Infection Control 46 Epidemiology and Prevention of Nosocomial Infections 47 Medical Device Infections 48 Infection Control with Endoscopes 49 Medical Applications of Peracetic Acid 50 Infection Prevention for Skin and Burns 51 Aseptic and antiseptic Treatment of Donated and Living Engineered Organs and Tissues 52 Disinfection of Water: Drinking Water, Recreational Water, and Wastewater 53 Sterilization………………………………………………. 54………………………………………………………………. 55 56 57 58 Part VI Miscellaneous Topics 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 Part VII Methods of Testing 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 |
