Epidemiology of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Australia, 1st Edition

Chapter 1 - Executive SummaryChapter 2 - Surgical Site InfectionChapter 3 - Urinary Tract InfectionChapter 4 - PneumoniaChapter 5 – Blood stream infectionChapter 6 – Central line and peripheral line associated bloodstream infectionChapter 7 – Multi-resistant organismsChapter 8 – Infection associated with prosthetics and implantable devicesChapter 9 – Gastrointestinal infectionChapter 10 – Appendix

Ramon Z. Shaban, BSc(Med), BN, GradCertInfCon, PGDipPH&TM, MEd, MCommHealthPrac(Hons1), PhD, RN, CICP-E, FCENA, FACN, FACIPC, Clinical Chair of Communicable Diseases Control and Infection Prevention, Sydney Infectious Diseases Institute and Susan Wakil School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, Brett G. Mitchell, BN, DipTropN, CertHealthM, GradCertTeachSuper, MAdvPrac, PhD, RN, CICP-E, FACN, FACIPC, Professor of Nursing and Health Services Research, School of Nursing and Health, Avondale University, Lake Macquarie, New South Wales, Australia, Philip Russo, BN, MClinEpid, PhD, RN, CICP-E, MACN, FACICPC, Professor of Nursing and Director of Research, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and Deborough Macbeth, BN, MAAppEthics, PhD, RN, CICP-E, PSM, Assistant Director of Nursing (Infection Control), Gold Coast Hospital and Health Service, Southport, Queensland, Australia