THE PREVENTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE.

Disinfection and the prevention of infectious disease.

This article reviews published literature to determine the role environmental disinfection plays in the prevention of infectious disease. Health benefits from disinfection have been established through studies of applications such as critical instrument sterilization, water treatment, and food production. Guidelines by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administra...

Infectious Disease Prevention and Control

Infectious Disease: Pathogenesis, Prevention and Case Studies

The authors have assembled a collection of case studies about the 40 infectious diseases that cause the most illness and death worldwide. Each chapter begins with a brief case presentation. This example is followed by a section on microbiologic aspects of the organism, including the pathophysiology of infection. The host response is then described, followed by a discussion of clinical manifesta...

Infectious Disease: Pathogenesis, Prevention, and Case Studies

Page 1 of 1 (page number not for citation purposes) Description This practical textbook summarizes clinical microbiology and infectious diseases in a basic and easy-to-read way. The first part, on general principles of infectious diseases, gives information about microbiology, diagnosis, and antimicrobial chemotherapy and provides fundamental concepts of epidemiology. The second part presents i...

Pediatric Infectious Disease Epidemiology: Prevention Trumps Treatment

Marietta Vázquez, MD, is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and of Nursing at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Vázquez received her BA from Yale University before obtaining her MD from the University of Puerto Rico in 1994. After completing her MD, she returned to Yale for a residency in Pediatrics and a subsequent fellowship in Pediatric Infectious Disease. Dr. Vázquez began as an Associate Rese...