Disinfection, Sterilization and Preservation, 5th ed. 

0-683-30740-1

978-0-683-30740-5

S.S. Block, Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000, 1504 pp., hard cover

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
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Part VI Miscellaneous Topics
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Part VII Methods of Testing
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