A Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare

Prevention is the first line of defence in the fight against
infection. As antibiotics and other antimicrobials encounter
increasing reports of microbial resistance, the field of
decontamination science is undergoing a major revival. A
Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare is a
comprehensive training manual, providing practical guidance on all
aspects of decontamination including: microbiology and infection
control; regulations and standards; containment, transportation,
handling, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient used
devices; surgical instrumentation; endoscopes; and quality
management systems.

Written by highly experienced professionals, A Practical
Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare comprises a
systematic review of decontamination methods, with uses and
advantages outlined for each. Up-to-date regulations,
standards and guidelines are incorporated throughout, to better
equip healthcare professionals with the information they need to
meet the technical and operational challenges of medical
decontamination.

A Practical Guide to Decontaminationin Healthcare
is an important new volume on state-of-the-art decontamination
processes and a key reference source for all healthcare
professionals working in infectious diseases, infection
control/prevention and decontamination services.

Auteur

Gerald McDonnell, STERIS Limited, Basingstoke, UK

Denise Sheard, Sterile Services Training Consultant, Cape
Town, South Africa

Résumé
Prevention is the first line of defence in the fight against infection. As antibiotics and other antimicrobials encounter increasing reports of microbial resistance, the field of decontamination science is undergoing a major revival. A Practical Guide to Decontamination in Healthcare is a comprehensive training manual, providing practical guidance on all aspects of decontamination including: microbiology and infection control; regulations and standards; containment, transportation, handling, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization of patient used devices; surgical instrumentation; endoscopes; and quality management systems. Written by highly experienced professionals, A Practical Guide to Decontamination**in Healthcare comprises a systematic review of decontamination methods, with uses and advantages outlined for each. Up-to-date regulations, standards and guidelines are incorporated throughout, to better equip healthcare professionals with the information they need to meet the technical and operational challenges of medical decontamination.

A Practical Guide to Decontamination**in Healthcare is an important new volume on state-of-the-art decontamination processes and a key reference source for all healthcare professionals working in infectious diseases, infection control/prevention and decontamination services.

Contenu

Foreword vi

Glossary of Terms vii

Acknowledgements xiii

1 Introduction 1

2 Basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry 18

3 Medical and surgical procedures and facilities 52

4 Instrumentation 70

5 Microbiology and infection control/prevention 101

6 Chemistry and physics 130

7 Post-procedure handling, containment and transport 158

8 Cleaning 173

9 Disinfection 219

10 Inspection, packaging and loading for sterilization 259

11 Sterilization 291

12 Storage and distribution 360

13 Safety 370

14 Management principles 390

15 Special interest topics 418

Index 437