Essential Microbiology for Wound Care

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones

Clearly structured chapters introduce the subject in an accessible and engaging style
Provides the key facts on the topics discussed in each chapter
Objectives sections at the beginning of each chapter provides a concise list of the information covered in each chapter
Written in an accessible and easy to understand style that will appeal to non-microbiologists wishing to improve their knowledge of the subject

Essential Microbiology for Wound Care

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones

Description

Many healthcare practitioners understand the role microbiology has within the management of their patients, particularly when this involves wound care and the healing process. However, basic medical and nursing training does not always cover the microbiology of wound care in any great depth.

Essential Microbiology for Wound Care is an indispensable reference aid that covers the key areas and science of microbiology from a point of view relevant to wound care practitioners wishing to enhance their skills.

Written by specialists in the areas of microbiology and wound care, the book explains the basic science of microbiology and how it applies to wound care from simple infections to complex non-healing wounds, covering areas such as the diagnosis of infection, antimicrobial agents, virulence, and the treatment of infection, and infection control. Current thought in the field is also discussed, covering the improved understanding of the role of microorganisms and biofilms, newly-arising management strategies, and the increasing concern about the rapid development of antimicrobial resistance and how this may impact the administration of antibiotics in the future. Prevention and alternative forms of treatment in the field of wound care for the diabetic foot, burns, acute, and chronic wounds are also included.

From the basic science to biofilms, Essential Microbiology for Wound Care provides a thorough understanding of the basic principles of microbiology in an accessible style that makes it a key reference in the field of wound care.

Essential Microbiology for Wound Care

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones

1:Introduction, Valerie Edwards-Jones
2:Microbiology - The basics, Valerie Edwards-Jones
3:Collection, transport and laboratory processing of wound, tissue, and bone samples, Geoff Edwards-Jones
4:Acute versus chronic wounds: microbiological differences, Richard White
5:Wound pathogens, Valerie Edwards-Jones
6:Understanding biofilms, Rose Cooper
7:Antimicrobial agents used in wound care, Chris Roberts
8:Dressings used in wound care, Madeleine Flanagan
9:Infection Prevention and Control, Martin Kiernan
10:Treatment Strategies for Wound Infection, Jacqui Fletcher, Keith Harding, and Alastair Richards
11:Future of wound care, Valerie Edwards-Jones, Chris Roberts, Richard White, and Madeline Flanagan
Index

Essential Microbiology for Wound Care

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones

Author Information

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones, Professor of Medical Microbiology, and Head of Research Development, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Val Edwards-Jones is Emeritus Professor of Medical Microbiology in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at Manchester Metropolitan University and Clinical Director at MelBec Microbiology Ltd, Lancashire, an independent microbiology company. A forty year career in Microbiology, she has nineteen years in the NHS and twenty one as an academic researcher. Her research interests are wound infection, toxic shock syndrome, alternative treatment strategies and rapid diagnosis of infection using mass spectrometry. She is consultant Microbiologist for the Channel TV show Embarrassing Bodies.

Contributors:

Rose Cooper, Cardiff School of Health Sciences, Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
Geoff Edwards-Jones, Director, Essential Microbiology Ltd., UK
Valerie Edwards-Jones, School of Healthcare Science, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Madeleine Flanagan, School of Life and Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, UK
Jacqui Fletcher, Welsh Wound Innovation Centre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, UK
Keith Harding, Wound Healing Research Unit, Cardiff University, UK
Martin Kiernan, Infection Prevention, Southport and Ormskirk NHS Trust, UK
Chris Roberts, Institute of Population Health, The University of Manchester, UK
Alastair Richards, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, UK
Richard White, Institute of Health & Society, University of Worcester, UK

Essential Microbiology for Wound Care

Edited by Valerie Edwards-Jones

Reviews and Awards

"This is a very useful and timely book, which has achieved its goals very well throughout. Because of its format - small chapters and clear, practical contents - it is accessible also to those for whom English is not the first language. I would recommend it for all professionals involved in wound care in any care setting as a resource for clinical and scientific information for best practice." - Elaine Pina, Independent researcher, Portugal; Journal of The European Wound Management Association

"I wish I had read this book when I was a medical student. The combination of clarity, brevity and practicality will make it useful to medical trainees at all levels, as well as physicians and nurses who care for patients with wounds, but who do not have specialized training in this subject." - Alexander J. McAdam, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Boston Childrens Hospital, USA; Clinical Infectious Diseases Journal

"I would definitively recommend having this book in the personal library of every one working in the antimicrobial field." - Daniele Andreotti, Infectious Disorders Drug Targets, vol. 16, no. 2