Infection Prevention and Control in Resource-Limited Settings Anucha Apisarnthanarak Anucha Thatrimontrichai Linda M. Mundy Infection prevention and control (IPC) in developing countries and in resource-limited settings (RLSs) of developed countries…
Epidemiology and Prevention of Infections in Long-term Care Facilities Suzanne F. Bradley WHAT IS LONG-TERM CARE? Increasingly, delivery of healthcare is provided outside of the traditional acute care hospital setting…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients David P. Calfee Solid organ transplant recipients are at increased risk of infection due to several factors, including the surgical procedure, posttransplant immunosuppressive…
Infection Prevention and Control in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Alexandre E. Malek Issam I. Raad BASIC CONCEPTS OF HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATIONS Bone marrow or hematopoietic stem…
Infection Prevention Issues Unique to Newborns and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Matthew Linam Omayma Amin Although many of the fundamental principles of infection prevention in adult healthcare settings overlap…
Healthcare-Associated Eye Infections Marlene L. Durand Teresa C. Chen Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) involving the eye are important causes of potentially devastating vision loss. These HAIs may occur after eye surgeries…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Burn Patients Hayley Elisabeth Cunningham David van Duin Anne Monica Lachiewicz Despite notable advances in burn prevention and wound care, burns remain a substantial cause of morbidity…
Healthcare-Associated Infections in Obstetric Patients Amanda L. Agard Amy B. Kressel The hospital obstetric unit is one of the first examples of a specialized hospital unit with a specialized patient…
Epidemiology and Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections Related to Animals in the Hospital Michael Ben-Aderet Rekha K. Murthy In 2019, an American pet industry survey revealed that 68% of U.S. households…
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Katia Camille Halabi Lisa Saiman Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are ubiquitous environmental organisms that can be isolated from water, soil, dust, and domestic and wild animals.1 Originally thought to…
