| Contributing Authors | p. iv |
| Preface | p. xiii |
| Perspectives | |
| Historical Perspectives for the New Millennium | p. 3 |
| Global Perspectives of Infection Control | p. 14 |
| Cost and Cost Benefit of Infection Control | p. 33 |
| Infection Control and Use of Evidence-Based Medicine | p. 42 |
| The Expanded Role of the Nurse in Hospital Epidemiology | p. 55 |
| Long-Term Care Issues for the Twenty-First Century | p. 66 |
| Recognizing and Managing Biologic Terror | p. 87 |
| Information | |
| Infection Control and the Internet | p. 103 |
| National and International Surveillance Systems for Nosocomial Infections | p. 109 |
| Advanced Epidemiologic Methods | p. 120 |
| Modeling Endemic and Epidemic Infections | p. 136 |
| The Potential of Telemedicine for Hospital Epidemiology | p. 145 |
| Measuring Antibiotic Use and Resistance | p. 152 |
| New Problems for Infection Control | |
| Vancomycin-Resistant Gram-Positive Pathogens: Potential Approaches for Prevention and Control | p. 169 |
| The Impact of Gram-Negative Organisms with Extended-Spectrum [beta]-Lactamases | p. 186 |
| Hepatitis C: Prevention, Therapy, and Role of Transplantation | p. 215 |
| Prevention and Control of the Nosocomial Transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis | p. 229 |
| Prion Diseases | p. 253 |
| Gene Therapy and Infection Control | p. 262 |
| Critical Assessment of Current Issues | |
| Nosocomial Bloodstream Infections and Second-Generation Vascular Catheters | p. 281 |
| Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections | p. 297 |
| Nosocomial Pneumonia | p. 312 |
| Infections Associated with Mechanical Circulatory Support Devices | p. 331 |
| Preventing Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | p. 342 |
| Modern Approaches to Preventing Surgical Site Infections | p. 369 |
| Opportunistic Infections in Hematopoietic Transplant Recipients | p. 385 |
| Modern Approaches for Infection Control | |
| New Vaccines and Vaccination Programs for Hospital Staff Members | p. 413 |
| Occupational Exposure to Blood-Borne Pathogens: Epidemiology and Prevention | p. 430 |
| Human Immunodeficiency Virus Postexposure Prophylaxis | p. 467 |
| Molecular Methods in Nosocomial Epidemiology | p. 481 |
| Efficient Management of Outbreak Investigations | p. 500 |
| Improving Compliance with Hand Hygiene | p. 524 |
| Modern Advances in Disinfection, Sterilization, and Medical Waste Management | p. 542 |
| The Environment as a Source of Nosocomial Infections | p. 575 |
| The New Focus in Ambulatory Care | p. 598 |
| Leadership and Management for Health-Care Epidemiology | p. 609 |
| Subject Index | p. 617 |
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