HANDBOOK OF PEDIATRIC INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL

Contributors
1. Pathogens Spread Via Respiratory Route
2. Device-Associated Infections (Outside of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit)
3. Device Associated Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
4. Surgical Site Infections
5. Clostridium difficile and norovirus
6. Prevention of Infections with Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Organisms
7. Breast Milk Handling and Misadministration
8. Management of Hospital Visitors
9. Hospital-Based Playrooms, Classrooms and Pet Therapy
10. Pertussis and Influenza Cocooning Immunization Strategies
11. Infection Prevention in Ambulatory and Emergency Department Settings
12. Pediatric Long-Term Care, Behavioral Health, Residential Facilities and Similar Settings
13. Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatrics
Appendix: Overview of Transmission-Based Precautions and Personal Protective Equipment
Index

AN INNOVATIVE AND ESSENTIAL NEW TOOL IN FIGHTING HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS

The Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control is the most comprehensive, practical resource available on infection prevention across the spectrum of pediatric healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, ambulatory practices, and long-term care facilities. It addresses the nuances and challenges specific to pediatric infection prevention, providing expert guidance on topics where evidence-based guidelines don't currently exist.

Expertly written and exceptionally practical, this handbook is an essential resource for infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease fellows, and anyone who provides support for infection-prevention programs in pediatric facilities.

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The Handbook of Pediatric Infection Prevention and Control is a publication of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children.

Features
• A comprehensive resource for infection prevention across the spectrum of pediatric healthcare settings, including acute care hospitals, ambulatory practices, and long-term care facilities
• Assembled and curated by Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children
• Infection- and setting-oriented chapters provide practical, expert guidance on a subject where evidence-based guidelines don't currently exist
• Includes clinical scenarios that maximize resonance with reader and lend real-world applicability to guidelines
• Links to evidence-based guidelines where available, plus sample policies for institutions, algorithms, and educational tools
• An essential resource for infection preventionists, healthcare epidemiologists, infectious disease fellows, and anyone who provides support for infection-prevention programs in pediatric facilities

Authors
• Kristina A. Bryant, MD, is Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, at the University of Louisville and the healthcare epidemiologist at Norton Children's Hospital. She is President-Elect of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the PIDS liaison to the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Board of Trustees. Since December 2016, she has served as a member of the Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC), a federal advisory committee that provides advice and guidance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) regarding strategies for surveillance and prevention and control of healthcare-associated infections in United States health care facilities.
• Judith A. Guzman-Cottrill, DO, is Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Disease, at the Oregon Health & Science University and an infection prevention and healthcare epidemiology consultant for the Oregon Health Authority's HAI Program, where she serves as the Medical Director for Ebola and Emerging Pathogen Preparedness. Dr. Guzman-Cottrill is the owner and founder of Owner at Infection Prevention Consulting of Oregon, LLC. She is a member of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Board of Trustees and Chair of the the SHEA Pediatric Leadership Council Steering Committee.
• The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society (PIDS) is the world's largest organization dedicated to the treatment, control, and eradication of infectious diseases that affect children.