Biofilms in infection prevention and control : a healthcare handbook

__Biofilms in Infection and Disease Control: A Healthcare Handbook__ outlines the scientific evidence and rationale for the prevention of infection, the role biofilms play in infection control, and the issues concerning their resistance to antimicrobials. This book provides practical guidance for healthcare and infection control professionals, as well as students, for preventing and controlling infection. Biofilms are the most common mode of bacterial growth in nature. Highly resistant to antibiotics and antimicrobials, biofilms are the source of more than 65 percent of health care associated infections (HCAI), which, according to the WHO, affect 1.4 million people annually. Biofilms are involved in 80 percent of all microbial infections in the body, including those associated with medical devices such as catheters, endotracheal tubes, joint prostheses, and heart valves. Biofilms are also the principle causes of infections of the middle-ear, dental caries, gingivitis, prostatitis and cystic fibrosis. Importantly, biofilms also significantly delay wound healing and reduce antimicrobial efficiency in at-risk or infected skin wounds. * Provides specific procedures for controlling and preventing infection * Includes case studies of HCAI, and identifies appropriate treatments * Presents national government standards for infection prevention and control * Includes extensive references and links to websites for further information Content: Front-matter , Pages i,iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Preface , Pages xvii-xviii , Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams List of Contributors , Pages xix-xx , Debra Archer, Mitch Clarke, Christine A. Cochrane, Tracey Cooper, Simon Finnegan, Robin Howe, Gavin J. Humphreys, Eleri M. Jones, Lim Jones, Rachael P.C. Jordan, Tadahiro Karasawa, Claire Kilpatrick, Tomoari Kuriyama, Andrew McBain, Sara McCarty, Ginny Moore, Lindsay Nicolle, Steven L Percival, Jacqui Prieto, Jacqueline Randle, Greoff Sjogren, et al. List of Figures , Pages xxi-xxii List of Tables , Pages xxiii-xxiv List of Exhibits , Page xxv Chapter One - Introduction to Infection and Infection Prevention , Pages 3-17 , Tracey Cooper, Steven L. Percival Chapter Two - Infection Prevention: Principles of Safe Practice in Healthcare , Pages 19-36 , Jacqui Prieto, Claire Kilpatrick, Jacqueline Randle Chapter Three - Hand Hygiene , Pages 37-48 , Claire Kilpatrick, Jacqueline Randle, Jacqui Prieto Chapter Four - Decontamination , Pages 49-60 , Tracey Cooper, Geoff Sjogren, Jacqueline Randle, Steven L Percival Chapter Five - Challenges to Healthcare Providers , Pages 61-76 , Natalie Vaughan, Jacqueline Randle Chapter Six - Changing Practice , Pages 77-90 , Jacqueline Randle, Mitch Clarke Chapter Seven - Invasive Devices , Pages 91-126 , Tracey Cooper, Lauren Tew, Jacqueline Randle, Steven L. Percival Chapter Eight - Wounds and Infection , Pages 127-139 , Steven L. Percival Chapter Nine - Biofilms: From Concept to Reality , Pages 143-163 , Sara McCarty, Emma Woods, Steven L. Percival Chapter Ten - Healthcare-Associated Infections and Biofilms , Pages 165-184 , Louise Suleman, Debra Archer, Christine A. Cochrane, Steven L. Percival Chapter Eleven - Biofilms’ Role in Intravascular Catheter Infections , Pages 185-198 , Emma Woods, Steven L. Percival Chapter Twelve - Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Endotracheal Tubes and Biofilms , Pages 199-208 , Steven L. Percival, David W. Williams Chapter Thirteen - Antimicrobial Chemotherapy: Significance to Healthcare , Pages 209-244 , Tomoari Kuriyama, Tadahiro Karasawa, David W. Williams Chapter Fourteen - An Introduction to the Biology of Biofilm Recalcitrance , Pages 245-256 , Gavin J. Humphreys, Andrew J. McBain Chapter Fifteen - Microbial Resistance and Superbugs , Pages 257-285 , Lim S. Jones, Robin A. Howe Chapter Sixteen - Preventing Infection Associated with Urethral Catheter Biofilms , Pages 287-309 , Rachael P.C. Jordan, Lindsay E. Nicolle Chapter Seventeen - Presence and Control of Legionella pneumophila and Pseudomonas aeruginosa Biofilms in Hospital Water Systems , Pages 311-337 , Ginny Moore, Jimmy Walker Chapter Eighteen - Wound Infection and Biofilms , Pages 339-358 , Sara McCarty, Eleri M. Jones, Simon Finnegan, Emma Woods, Christine A. Cochrane, Steven L. Percival Index , Pages 359-367

Biofilms in Infection and Disease Control: A Healthcare Handbook outlines the scientific evidence and rationale for the prevention of infection, the role biofilms play in infection control, and the issues concerning their resistance to antimicrobials. This book provides practical guidance for healthcare and infection control professionals, as well as students, for preventing and controlling infection.

Biofilms are the most common mode of bacterial growth in nature. Highly resistant to antibiotics and antimicrobials, biofilms are the source of more than 65 percent of health care associated infections (HCAI), which, according to the WHO, affect 1.4 million people annually. Biofilms are involved in 80 percent of all microbial infections in the body, including those associated with medical devices such as catheters, endotracheal tubes, joint prostheses, and heart valves. Biofilms are also the principle causes of infections of the middle-ear, dental caries, gingivitis, prostatitis and cystic fibrosis. Importantly, biofilms also significantly delay wound healing and reduce antimicrobial efficiency in at-risk or infected skin wounds.

• Provides specific procedures for controlling and preventing infection
• Includes case studies of HCAI, and identifies appropriate treatments
• Presents national government standards for infection prevention and control
• Includes extensive references and links to websites for further information