Krankenhaus- und Praxishygiene

The book covers all aspects of hygiene management and infection prevention in medical and social institutions. It addresses risk factors as well as issues of cost-effectiveness and feasibility. All content has been completely updated. By considering the legal foundations of infection prevention in Austria and Switzerland, the book is also a valuable reference for users from these countries.

New in the 4th edition include:

• Hospital microbiome
• Antiseptic stewardship
• Reprocessing of single-use products
• Synergies between hospital hygiene, infection prevention, diagnostic stewardship, and antibiotic stewardship (ABS)
• Outbreak management of coronaviruses (MERS-CoV, SARS-CoV1+2)
• Special hygiene aspects of cardiac surgery, vascular surgery, plastic, reconstructive and aesthetic surgery, interventional pediatric cardiology and cardiology, as well as psychiatry
• Drainage-associated meningitis/ventriculitis
• Prevention bundles in infection control and their implementation in clinical practice
• Assistance and therapy dogs in hospitals and medical practices
• Structural requirements for implementing hygiene
• Age- and dementia-sensitive design of hospitals
• Liability aspects related to hygiene deficiencies
• Hospital and practice hygiene from an economic perspective
• Responsibility for the prevention of nosocomial infections - ethical dimensions

The book is suitable for:

• Continuing education assistants and specialists
• Hygiene and environmental medicine
• Physicians with additional training in hospital hygiene.