This book reviews evolving areas in infection prevention on topics including contact precautions, technology implementation, specific infections, and care in various settings. The book summarizes the current data oninfection prevention, presents controversies on the various topics, and includes recommendations for patient safety. Addressing hot topics such as MRSA, C. difficile vaccination, mandatory flu vaccines, and CLABSI, this is the only text to include prevention and control overviews across a range of infection issues. Written by experts in thefield, this book contains 32 chapters that educates and presents the most cutting-edge models of care on emerging and evolving topics in infectious diseases. Infection Prevention: New Perspectives and Controversies is a valuable resource for infection prevention professionals, healthcare quality and safety professionals, caring for patients in in- and outpatient settings.

Gonzalo Bearman MD, MPH Richard P. Wenzel Professor of Medicine-Chair, Division of Infectious Diseases/ Hospital Epidemiologist Infectious Diseases/ Epidemiology Virginia Commonwealth University Health System 1300 East Marshall Street PO BOX 980019 Richmond, Virginia 23298, United States of America T: (804) 8282121 F: (804) 8282125 Email: gonzalo.bearman@vcuhealth.org   L. Silvia Munoz-Price, MD, PhD Enterprise Epidemiologist Associate Professor of Medicine Department of Medicine-Division of Infectious Diseases Froedtert and the Medical College of Wisconsin Froedtert Hospital 9200 W Wisconsin Ave Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226, United States of America T: (414) 9558020 Email: smunozprice@mcw.edu   Daniel J Morgan, MD, MS Associate Professor, Chief Hospital Epidemiologist Epidemiology, Public Health and Medicine University of Maryland School of Medicine and Baltimore VA Medical Center 10 S. Pine Street MSTF 334 Baltimore, Maryland 21201, United States of America T: (410) 7061734 Email: dmorgan@epi.umaryland.edu