Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization

Russell, Hugo and Ayliffe's Principles and Practice of Disinfection, Preservation and Sterilization
by Adam Fraise (Editor), P.A. Lambert (Editor), Jean-Yves Maillard (Editor)

Product details:
* Hardcover: 688 pages
* Publisher: Blackwell Science Ltd; 4Rev Ed edition (Dec 2003)
* Language English
* ISBN-10: 1405101997
* ISBN-13: 978-1405101998

Book Description:
"Highly respected, established text - a definitive reference in its field - covering, in detail, many methods of the elimination or prevention of microbial growth "highly recommended to hospital and research personnel, especially to clinical microbiologists, infectioncontrol and environmental-safety specialists, pharmacists, and dieticians."" - "New England Journal of Medicine". This book: is completely revised and updated to reflect the rapid pace of change in this area; is an updated material on new and emerging technologies, focusing on special problems in hospitals, dentistry, and pharmaceutical practice; gives practical advise on problems of disinfection and antiseptics in hospitals; discusses increasing problems of natural and acquired resistance to antibiotics; contains new contributors that give a fresh approach to the subject and ensure international coverage; offers a systematic review of sterilization methods, with uses and advantages outlined for each; and includes an evaluation of disinfectants and their mechanisms of action.

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