Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control is the most comprehensive reference on hospital epidemiology and infection control Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control examines every type of hospital-acquагхляired (nosocomial) infection and addresses every issue relating to surveillance, prevention, and control of these infections in patients and in healthcare workers Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Control, Third Edition features two brand-new sections: a six-chapter агъйsection on bioterrorism and a five-chapter section on healthcare quality improvement Other new chapters cover using the personal computer for healthcare epidemiology; infections associated with xenotransplantation; nosocomial bacteremia; and filamentous fungi.