本书提供了大量关于预防和感染监测程序、常规和政策的信息，这些信息适应于当今医院实践中应对微生物所需的最佳感染控制水平。本书特别关注严重医院感染的预防措施。每一章都包括一个实用部分，涉及程序和治疗的主要方面，还有一个理论部分，包含了最新的文献资料，可用于进一步研究，或帮助选择感染控制措施。

感染控制涉及到所有直接或间接与患者打交道的医护专业人员；在诊断、治疗、隔离措施、操作、设备、药物、清洁、纺织品、运输、搬运工服务、食品和水、建筑和维护等方面。

卫生和环境控制是预防患者、来访者和工作人员感染的核心。良好的卫生习惯、个体感染控制、良好的实施和经常性的环境清洁，以及在治疗和护理病人过程中的高专业卫生标准，对病人的安全和安全的工作环境至关重要。本书针对这一重要课题，为医生、护士和其他医护人员、卫生相关专业的学生、医院管理人员和卫生局人员以及患者及其家属提供参考。

This volume offers extensive information on preventive and infection surveillance procedures, routines and policies adapted to the optimal infection control level needed to tackle today’s microbes in hospital practice. It especially focuses on preventive measures for serious hospital infections. Each chapter includes a practical section that addresses the main aspects of procedures and treatment, and a theoretical section that contains updated documentation that can be used for further study, or to help select infection control measures.

Infection control concerns all healthcare professional working directly or indirectly with patients; in diagnosis, treatment, isolation measures, operations, equipment, drugs, cleaning, textiles, transport, porter service, food and water, building and maintenance, etc.

Hygiene and environmental control is central to infection prevention for patients, visitors and staff alike. Good hygienic practices, individual infection control, well implemented and frequent environmental cleaning, and a high professional standard of hygiene in the treatment and care of patients, are essential to patient safety and a safe working environment. Addressing this essential topic, this book is intended for doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers, students in health-related subjects, hospital managers and health bureaucrats, as well as patients and their families.