Investigation of Outbreaks
Investigation of Outbreaks William R. Jarvis Although the majority of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in a given healthcare facility are endemic (1), outbreaks of HAIs may occur, usually in a specific…
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews of the Literature in Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control
Meta-Analysis and Systematic Reviews of the Literature in Healthcare Epidemiology and Infection Control Nasia Safdar Sanjay Saint Mary A.M. Rogers With the growing use of evidence-based medicine and the increase…
Practical Application of the Principles of Epidemiology to Study Design and Data Analysis
Practical Application of the Principles of Epidemiology to Study Design and Data Analysis Joseph H. Abramson Suppose that examinations of 200 workers in a hospital reveal that 24 are carriers…
Data Collection in Healthcare Epidemiology
Data Collection in Healthcare Epidemiology Stephen B. Kritchevsky Ronald I. Shorr Data for healthcare epidemiology come from three sources: direct ascertainment of information from subjects using questionnaires or direct observation;…
Principles of Healthcare Epidemiology
Principles of Healthcare Epidemiology Mary D. Nettleman Robin L. Roach Richard P. Wenzel Epidemiology is the study of the distribution and determinants of health and disease in populations. Healthcare epidemiology…
Modern Quantitative Epidemiology in the Healthcare Setting
Modern Quantitative Epidemiology in the Healthcare Setting Jerome I. Tokars1 1The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position…
Principles of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
Principles of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology Lennox K. Archibald Epidemiology is defined as the study of the factors determining the occurrence of diseases in human populations. It is an indispensable tool…
Pharmacology of Cell Excitation
Chapter 6 Pharmacology of cell excitation 6.1 Overview Nerve cells, muscle cells and several other cell types are excitable, that is, they are activated by variations of their membrane potentials….
Pharmacokinetics
Chapter 3 Pharmacokinetics 3.1 The scope of pharmacokinetics Pharmacokinetics deals with the following questions: Will the drug reach its intended site of action? If not, can we improve the drug’s…
Chemotherapy of Infectious Diseases
Chapter 11 Chemotherapy of infectious diseases 11.1 Introduction In the treatment of infections, the goal is to kill the microbes, or at least to disrupt their ability to propagate, so…
