Disinfection, Sterilization, and PreservationSeymour Stanton Block Now in its thoroughly revised, updated Fifth Edition, this volume is a comprehensive, practical reference on contemporary methods of disinfection, sterilization, and preservation and their medical, surgical, and public health applications. More than a third of this edition's chapters cover subjects never addressed in previous editions. New topics covered include recently identified pathogens, microbial biofilms, use of antibiotics as antiseptics, synergism between chemical microbicides, pulsed-light sterilization of pharmaceuticals, and new methods for medical waste management. Close attention is given to infection control problems posed by endoscopes, implants, prostheses, and organ transplantation and to prevention of opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. A Brandon-Hill recommended title. |
Contents
Definition of Terms | 19 |
Principles of Antimicrobial Activity and Resistance | 31 |
Physical Factors Influencing the Activity of Antimicrobial Agents | 57 |
Kinetics of the Inactivation of Microorganisms | 65 |
Principles of the Thermal Destruction of Microorganisms 79 | 83 |
Chlorine and Chlorine Compounds | 135 |
Iodine and Iodine Compounds | 159 |
Peroxygen Compounds | 185 |
PulsedLight Disinfection of Water and Sterilization of BlowFill | 765 |
Sterile Filtration of Liquids and Gases | 795 |
Disinfection by Ultraviolet Irradiation | 823 |
Development of Nonthermal Methods for Microbial Control | 853 |
Chemical Disinfection of Medical and Surgical Materials | 883 |
Surgical Antisepsis | 919 |
Practical Applications in Infection Control | 935 |
Epidemiology and Prevention of Nosocomial Infections | 945 |
Disinfection and Sterilization Using Ozone 205 | 209 |
Chlorine Dioxide | 215 |
Alcohols | 229 |
Phenolic Compounds | 255 |
SurfaceActive Agents | 283 |
Chlorhexidine | 321 |
Gaseous Chemical Sterilization | 337 |
Glutaraldehyde | 361 |
Nitrogen Compounds | 383 |
Use of Metals as Microbicides in Preventing Infections in Healthcare | 415 |
New and Developing Chemical Antimicrobials | 431 |
Antibiotics Used as Disinfectants and Antiseptics | 445 |
Synergism in Disinfectant Formulation | 459 |
Formulation of Sanitizers and Disinfectants | 473 |
Control of Staphylococcus aureus and Enterococcal Infections | 491 |
Control of Legionella | 505 |
Mycobacterial Disinfection | 513 |
Chemical Sporicidal and Sporostatic Agents | 529 |
Principles of Viral Control and Transmission | 543 |
Disinfection and Control | 573 |
Measures for Disinfection and Control of Viral Hepatitis | 585 |
Fungistatic and Fungicidal Compounds for Human Pathogens | 617 |
Antiprotozoan and Anthelmintic Agents | 641 |
Prions | 659 |
Prevention Control and Removal | 675 |
Emerging Infectious Diseases | 685 |
Sterilization by Heat | 695 |
Sterilization and Preservation by Radiation Sterilization | 729 |
Sterilization Processes Utilizing LowTemperature Plasma | 747 |
Medical Device Infections | 957 |
Infection Control with Endoscopes | 967 |
Medical Applications of Peracetic Acid | 979 |
Infection Prevention for Skin and Burns | 997 |
Aseptic and Antiseptic Treatment of Donated and Living Engineered Organs | 1011 |
Drinking Water Recreational Water and Wastewater | 1023 |
Sterilization Disinfection and Asepsis in Dentistry | 1049 |
Disinfection and Disease Prevention in Veterinary Medicine | 1069 |
Disinfection of Contact Lenses | 1107 |
Hazard of Infectious Agents in Microbiologic Laboratories | 1117 |
An Overview of Facilities for the Control of Microbial Agents | 1125 |
Efficient and Effective Management | 1141 |
Protection Against Biological Warfare Agents | 1161 |
Food and WaterInfective Microorganisms | 1169 |
Prevention of Infection from Food and Water | 1191 |
Chemical Disinfection of Microbial Contaminants on Surfaces | 1205 |
Survival of Microorganisms in the Environment | 1221 |
Microorganisms and BuildingRelated Illnesses 1243 | 1245 |
Preservation and Microbiological Attributes | 1263 |
Regulation of Antimicrobial Pesticides in the United States 1283 | 1287 |
Federal Regulation of Liquid Chemical Germicides | 1293 |
Methods of Testing Disinfectants | 1305 |
Methods of Testing Oral and Topical Antiseptics and Antimicrobials | 1329 |
Validation of Sterilization Processes and Sporicide Testing | 1361 |
Methods of Testing Fungicides | 1383 |
Methods of Testing Protozoacides and Antihelmintics | 1413 |
Biocide Susceptibility Testing of Biofilms | 1429 |
Common terms and phrases
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