Hospital infection: from miasmas to mrsa
Auteur :
Ayliffe, Graham A. J. / English, Mary P.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521531788
Date de publication :
5 juin 2003
Dimensions :
25,5 x 17,7 x 1,9 cm
Poids :
763 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This is an absorbing account of the continuing battle to control hospital infections, from the earliest days of hospital care when bad air or miasma was thought to be the cause, to the present day and the emergence of antibiotic-resistant 'superbugs' such as MRSA and necrotizing fasciitis.