Kathy Mitchell Books

Introduction by Joyce Carol Oates • Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Initially published under the pseudonym Currer Bell in 1847, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyreerupted onto the English literary scene, immediately winning the devotion of many of the world’s most renowned writers, including William Makepeace Thackeray, who declared it a work “of great genius.” Widely regarded as a revolutionary novel, Brontë’s masterpiece introduced the world to a radical new type of heroine, one whose defiant virtue and moral courage departed sharply from the more acquiescent and malleable female characters of the day. Passionate, dramatic, and surprisingly modern, Jane Eyre endures as one of the world’s most beloved novels.

Control of Hospital Infection is the definitive, clinically oriented guide providing comprehensive practical advice for all those who are involved in the control of infection. The fourth edition of this classic title has been thoroughly revised and updated throughout. The book is addressed toinfection control staff, surgeons, doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers. Control of Hospital Infection 4E includes the following *All chapters have been updated and the book includes new information on surveillance, administration and the control of antibiotic resistant organisms,e.g. MRSA and vancomycin-resistant enterococci, hapatitis B and C, HIV *Guidance given on disinfection and methods of sterilization Reviews decontamination issues associated with new heat-labile equipment, especially endoscopes *Discussion of European and UK legislation related to standards ofmedical device processing and decontamination, and staff safety, as well as audit, risk assessment and medical negligence *Increased emphasis on the immunocompromised patient, in association with HIV infection and post-transplantation immunosupression Tackles the problem of hospital infectionsarising in the community following rapid discharge after minimal access surgery. Includes a review of the latest infection rates and risk factors.