Manual of Infection Prevention and Control

Prevention of Periprosthetic Joint Infection

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a calamitous complication with high morbidity and substantial cost. The reported incidence is low but it is probably underestimated due to the difficulty in diagnosis. PJI has challenged the orthopaedic community for several years and despite all the advances in this field, it is still a real concern with immense impact on patients, and the healthcare system....

A report on “the first Concept Map Design Contest on Infection Prevention and Control”

Background Concept maps are considered not only as a powerful method of meaningful learning, but also as an instrument for evaluating the efficiency of learning. Different inquiries suggest that concept maps by promoting critical thinking and clinical reasoning may play a significant role in increasing adherence to infection prevention methods and therefore reduce healthcare-associated infectio...

the relationship between locus of control, efl reading and writing achievement, and use of language learning strategies

تاثیر منبع کنترل رفتار بر روی موفقیت تحصیلی زبان آموزان انگلیسی بندرت در ایران ارزیابی شده است. هدف این تحقیق ارزیابی رابطه بین منبع کنترل رفتار زبان آموزان انگلیسی و موفقیت آنها در مهارت های خواندن و نوشتن زبان انگلیسی است. محقق همچنین رابطه بین منبع کنترل رفتار و راهبردهای یادگیری زبان انگلیسی را در این تحقیق جستجو می کند. بدین منظور محقق ابتدا نسخه فارسی پرسشنامه منبع کنترل رفتار (duttweiler...

Infection Prevention and Control at Home.

Infection Prevention And Control In TB Programs.

P oor infection prevention and control in congregate settings such as health facilities and prisons is a serious obstacle to advancing public health efforts worldwide and can have deadly consequences, as in the 2015 Ebola outbreak in West Africa. Other areas of the world with similarly high burdens of infectious disease are also in urgent need of improved infection prevention and control. Count...