The fifth edition of Mayhalls Hospital Epidemiology and Infection Prevention has a new streamlined focus with new editors and contributors a new twocolor format and a new title. Continuing the legacy of excellence established by Dr. C. Glen Mayhall this thoroughly revised text covers all aspects of healthcareassociated infections and their prevention and remains the most comprehensive reference available in this complex field. It examines every type of healthcareassociated nosocomial infectio