Design and Maintenance of Hospital Ventilation Systems and the Prevention of Airborne Healthcare-Associated Infections Andrew J. Streifel A building ventilation system is expected to supply air at a comfortable temperature…
Prevention of Infections Related to Construction, Renovation, and Demolition in Healthcare Facilities Judene M. Bartley Russell N. Olmsted Construction, renovation, and remediation of the built environment are a constant process…
Elements of Design Aimed at Infection Prevention and Patient Safety in the Built Environment of the Healthcare Facility Judene M. Bartley Russell N. Olmsted INTRODUCTION The Institute of Medicine’s consensus…
Sterilization and Pasteurization in Healthcare Facilities Lynne M. Sehulster Walter W. Bond The findings and conclusions in this chapter are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the…
Selection and Use of Disinfectants in Healthcare William A. Rutala David J. Weber Each year in the United States there are 46 million procedures performed on hospital inpatients and an…
Prevention of Occupationally-Acquired Infections in Posthospital Healthcare Workers Charles W. Stratton IV Infectious diseases can be transmitted from one human to another by a number of different mechanisms. Some of…
Prevention of Occupationally Acquired Infections in Prehospital Healthcare Workers James M. Melius Prehospital healthcare workers now number over 200,000 workers employed to provide this type of healthcare (1). This estimate…
Prevention of Occupationally-Acquired Healthcare-Associated Infections in Diagnostic Laboratories Thomas J. Kirn Susan E. Boruchoff Melvin P. Weinstein Laboratorians who work in medical diagnostic laboratories or biological research laboratories are at…
Prevention of Occupationally Acquired Diseases of Healthcare Workers Spread by Contact, Droplet, Or Airborne Routes (Other Than Tuberculosis) Titus L. Daniels Michael D. Decker William A. Schaffner By virtue of…
Vaccination of Healthcare Workers Michael D. Decker David J. Weber William A. Schaffner It has been said that sanitation and vaccination have made the two greatest contributions to the health…
