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“Infection prevention and control is the clinical application of microbiology in practice. Infection or disease may be caused by bacteria, fungi, viruses or prions and can result in a wide variety of infections …Understanding how infections occur and how different micro-organisms act and spread is crucial to preventing infections.” (RCN Clinical topic: Infection prevention and control). Use this guide to find information resources related to infection prevention and control including books, reports and journal articles.

Last updated: 29/05/2020

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Key Resources

Royal College of Nursing (2017) Creating a strategic focus to support the prevention of infection: RCN statement, London: RCN. Royal College of Nursing (2017) Creating a strategic focus to support the prevention of infection: RCN statement, London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2017) Essential practice for infection prevention and control: guidance for nursing staff, London, RCN. Royal College of Nursing (2017) Essential practice for infection prevention and control: guidance for nursing staff, London, RCN.
Infection prevention and control commissioning toolkit: guidance and information for nursing and commissioning staff in England (3rd edition) Royal College of Nursing and Infection Prevention Society (2016) Infection prevention and control commissioning toolkit: guidance and information for nursing and commissioning staff in England (3rd edition), London, RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2017) Infection prevention and control: information and learning resources for health care staff, London: RCN. Royal College of Nursing (2017) Infection prevention and control: information and learning resources for health care staff, London: RCN.
Royal College of Nursing (2018) Tools of the trade: guidance for health care staff on glove use and the prevention of contact dermatitis, London: RCN. Royal College of Nursing (2018) Tools of the trade: guidance for health care staff on glove use and the prevention of contact dermatitis, London: RCN.
Public Health England (2019) Antimicrobial resistance (AMR): applying All Our Health, London: PHE.
Public Health England (2017) Health matters: preventing infections and reducing antimicrobial resistance, London: PHE.
Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2015) Healthcare associated infection (HAI): standards, Edinburgh, Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Health Protection Scotland (2012) National infection prevention and control manual, Edinburgh, Health Protection Scotland/NHS National Services Scotland.
HM Government (2019) Contained and controlled. The UK’s 20-year vision for antimicrobial resistance, (no place): GOV.UK.
We would like to thank the RCN Infection Prevention and Control member community for their input into the development of this subject guide.

Books

Bearman G, Munoz-Price S, Morgan D and Murthy R (2018) Infection prevention: new perspectives and controversies, Cham: Springer.
Davies, SC, Grant, J and Catchpole M (2013) The drugs don't work: a global threat, London: Viking. Davies, SC, Grant, J and Catchpole M (2013) The drugs don't work: a global threat, London: Viking.
Delves-Yates C and Northway R (2018) Essentials of nursing practice (2nd edition), Los Angeles, Sage. Delves-Yates C and Northway R (2018) Essentials of nursing practice (2nd edition), Los Angeles, Sage.
Elliott P, Storr J and Jeanes A (editors) (2016) Infection prevention and control: perceptions and perspectives, Milton: CRC Press.
Gould D and Brooker C (2008) Infection prevention and control: applied microbiology for healthcare (2nd edition), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Gould D and Brooker C (2008) Infection prevention and control: applied microbiology for healthcare (2nd edition), Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
McGuire-Wolfe C (2017) Foundations of infection control and prevention, Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning. McGuire-Wolfe C (2017) Foundations of infection control and prevention, Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.
Ross S and Furrows S (2014) Rapid infection control nursing, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell. Ross S and Furrows S (2014) Rapid infection control nursing, Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
Colbert B J and Gonzalez III L S (2015) Microbiology: practical applications and infection prevention, Boston: Cengage Learning. Colbert B J and Gonzalez III L S (2015) Microbiology: practical applications and infection prevention, Boston: Cengage Learning.
Saint S, Krein S L and Stock R W (2015) Preventing hospital infections: real world problems, realistic solutions, Oxford: Oxford University Press. Saint S, Krein S L and Stock R W (2015) Preventing hospital infections: real world problems, realistic solutions, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Walker J T (2014) Decontamination in hospitals and healthcare, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing. Walker JT (2014) Decontamination in hospitals and healthcare, Cambridge: Woodhead Publishing.
Weston D, Burgess A and Roberts S (2017) Infection prevention and control at a glance, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons. Weston D, Burgess A and Roberts S (2017) Infection prevention and control at a glance, Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons.

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