DINAH GOULD is Professor of Applied Health at City University, London. Her programmes of research include infection prevention, especially hand hygiene, patient safety and the prevention of iatrogenesis. She has been teaching nurses and other health professionals since 1982.

CHRIS BROOKER is a self-employed nursing author, editor and lecturer. She worked as a ward sister before moving into nurse education in 1976 and has taught nurses in a variety of settings. Since 1988 she has written and edited many books for nurses and other professionals.

PART ONE: MICROBIOLOGY
Micro-Organisms and Disease
Response of the Body to Infection
The Microbiology Laboratory
Treating Infectious Disease
PART TWO: PRINCIPLES OF INFECTION PREVENTION AND CONTROL
Infection Control Policies
Preventing Infection in Hospital
PART THREE: APPLYING KNOWLEDGE TO PRACTICE
Urinary Infection and Catheterisation
Wound Infections
Respiratory Infections
Infections Associated with Intravascular Devices
Enteric Infections
Infection Risks from Blood and Body Fluids
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Epidemiology: Changing Trends of Infectious Diseases
Glossary.