Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare

James T. Walker

• Editorial: Woodhead Publishing
• Año: 2019
• ISBN:
  9780081025666
• Edición: 2
• Categoría: Technologie et ingénierie
• Categoría: Science des matériaux

Decontamination in Hospitals and Healthcare, Second Edition, enables users to obtain detailed knowledge of decontamination practices in healthcare settings, including surfaces, devices, clothing and people, with a specific focus on hospitals and dental clinics.

• Offers in-depth coverage of all aspects of decontamination in healthcare
• Examines the decontamination of surgical equipment and endoscopes
• Expanded to include new information on behavioral principles in decontamination, control of microbiological problems, waterborne microorganisms, pseudomonas and the decontamination of laundry

Índice

• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Contributors
• Acknowledgments and dedication
• Obituary
• 1: The importance of decontamination in hospitals and healthcare
• 2: The history of decontamination in hospitals
• 3: Quality and supply of water used in hospitals
• 4: Control of Legionella in hospital potable water systems
• 5: Waterborne transmission of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
• 6: Mycobacteria chimaera infections and their transmission from heater-cooler units
• 7: Decontamination of hand washbasins and traps in hospitals
• 8: Infection control in Europe
• 9: The role of the nurse in decontamination
• 10: The role of protective clothing in healthcare and its decontamination
• 11: Cleaning and decontamination of the healthcare environment
• 12: Biocides and decontamination agents including sporicides for decontamination in hospitals
• 13: The role of antimicrobial surfaces in hospitals to reduce healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)
• 14: Use of gaseous decontamination technologies for wards and isolation rooms in hospitals and healthcare settings
• 15: An overview of automated room disinfection systems: When to use them and how to choose them
• 16: Testing strategies and international standards for disinfectants
• 17: The role of standards in decontamination
• 18: Decontamination of prions
• 19: Decontamination of dental devices in the hospital and general dental practice setting
• 20: An overview of current surgical instrument and other medical device decontamination practices
• 21: Efficacy of current and novel cleaning technologies (ProReveal) for assessing protein contamination on surgical instruments
• 22: Decontamination of flexible endoscopes
• 23: Sterilization of flexible endoscopes
• 24: Future trends in decontamination in hospitals and healthcare
• Index