This book from Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers is an English medium (अंग्रेज़ी माध्यम) title by Apurba S. Sastry and Deepashree R, written as a practical reference on hospital infection control (अस्पताल संक्रमण नियंत्रण). (cite index="514-1">Infection control is an essential component of any healthcare delivery system, and in the light of a paucity of quality books on infection control in India, this book is intended to serve as a platform guiding medical professionals in mastering the subject. (cite index="510-1">Its twenty chapters run from an introduction to healthcare-associated infections and the structural organisation of an infection control programme, through major HAI types, surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, standard precautions covering hand hygiene and personal protective equipment, transmission-based precautions, infection control in special situations, disinfection policy, the central sterile supply department, environmental surveillance, screening for multidrug-resistant organisms, infection control in laundry and in kitchen and food safety, waste management in healthcare facilities, staff health issues covering needle stick injury management and work restriction and vaccination, outbreak investigation, antimicrobial stewardship, and infection control requirements for accreditation. (cite index="515-1">The publisher notes that the organisation of the infection control programme is presented in the Indian context; that major HAI types such as CAUTI, CRBSI, VAP and SSI are covered with insight into pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, treatment and prevention; that HAI surveillance is elaborated according to the patient safety component manual of NHSN-CDC 2019, covering common terminologies, surveillance of CAUTI, CLABSI and VAE including the concept of PedVAE, and data collection and analysis; and that step-by-step illustrations and numerous problem-solving exercises are included. (cite index="508-1">The authors work at JIPMER, Puducherry — Apurba S. Sastry as Hospital Infection Control Officer, Officer-in-Charge of the HICC and Antimicrobial Stewardship Lead, and Deepashree R in the Hospital Infection Control Committee division — and the foreword is by Nizam Damani, Senior Consultant at the Infection Control Unit of the WHO in Geneva and author of the internationally known Manual of Infection Prevention and Control. The whole book is written in English in the Roman script.
Key Features:
English medium book — complete content written in English (Roman script)
Written by Apurba S. Sastry and Deepashree R, published by Jaypee Brothers
Around 548 pages across 20 chapters
Foreword by Nizam Damani, WHO Infection Control Unit, Geneva
Written to address the shortage of quality infection control books in India
Infection control programme organisation set out in the Indian context
Major HAI types — CAUTI, CRBSI/CLABSI, VAP and SSI — with pathogenesis and prevention
HAI surveillance per the NHSN-CDC 2019 patient safety component manual
Includes VAE and PedVAE concepts, data collection and analysis
Standard precautions — hand hygiene and PPE — and transmission-based precautions
Disinfection policy, CSSD and environmental surveillance
Screening for multidrug-resistant organisms and antimicrobial stewardship
Waste management, laundry, kitchen and food safety
Needle stick injury management, work restriction and staff vaccination
Outbreak investigation and infection control requirements for accreditation
Step-by-step illustrations and problem-solving exercises throughout
जेपी ब्रदर्स मेडिकल पब्लिशर्स द्वारा प्रकाशित 'Essentials of Hospital Infection Control' डॉ. अपूर्बा एस. सास्त्री एवं डॉ. दीपाश्री आर द्वारा लिखी गई पुस्तक है। संक्रमण-नियंत्रण किसी भी स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रणाली का अनिवार्य अंग है, और भारत में इस विषय पर गुणवत्तापूर्ण पुस्तकों की कमी को देखते हुए यह पुस्तक चिकित्सा पेशेवरों के मार्गदर्शन हेतु तैयार की गई है। इसके 20 अध्यायों में स्वास्थ्य सेवा-जनित संक्रमणों (HAI) का परिचय, संक्रमण-नियंत्रण कार्यक्रम की संरचना, प्रमुख HAI प्रकार, संक्रमण निगरानी, हैंड हाइजीन एवं पीपीई सहित मानक सावधानियाँ, ट्रांसमिशन-आधारित सावधानियाँ, डिसइन्फ़ेक्शन नीति, CSSD, पर्यावरणीय निगरानी, बहु-औषधि प्रतिरोधी जीवों की स्क्रीनिंग, लॉन्ड्री एवं रसोई में संक्रमण नियंत्रण, बायोमेडिकल वेस्ट प्रबंधन, नीडल स्टिक इंजरी प्रबंधन, स्टाफ़ टीकाकरण, प्रकोप जाँच, एंटीमाइक्रोबियल स्टीवर्डशिप तथा एक्रिडिटेशन संबंधी आवश्यकताएँ सम्मिलित हैं। HAI निगरानी को NHSN-CDC 2019 के अनुसार विस्तार से समझाया गया है। पुस्तक की प्रस्तावना WHO जेनेवा के संक्रमण-नियंत्रण यूनिट के वरिष्ठ सलाहकार डॉ. निज़ाम दमानी ने लिखी है। ध्यान दें: यह पुस्तक पूर्णतः अंग्रेज़ी भाषा एवं रोमन लिपि में है, हिन्दी में नहीं।
