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Edited by C. Glen Mayhall. 1283 pp. Baltimore, Williams & Wilkins, 1996. $160. ISBN 0-683-05660-3.

In this book . . .," states Dr. Mayhall in the preface, "an attempt has been made to pull together all the information in this field under one cover." This is indeed an ambitious goal, given that hospital epidemiology is related to microbiology, occupational health, materials management, information systems, and even building engineering. What's more, infection control must be practiced with cognizance of the financial, regulatory, ethical, and human-resource constraints that dictate everyday hospital life. The task becomes ever more complex as patients get sicker, budgets smaller, regulations stricter, and organisms more resistant.

But, in fact, this book succeeds as . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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