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,
, Staff The clinical treatments described and recommended
in this publication are based on research and consul-
Publisher tation with nursing, medical, and legal authorities.
Chris Burghardt To the best of our knowledge, these procedures re-
flect currently accepted practice. Nevertheless, they
Clinical Director
can’t be considered absolute and universal recom-
Joan Robinson, RN, MSN mendations. For individual applications, all recom-
Clinical Project Manager mendations must be considered in light of the
Lucia Kubik, RN, BSN patient’s clinical condition and, before administra-
tion of new or infrequently used drugs, in light of
Clinical Editors the latest package-insert information. The authors
Kate Stout, RN, MSN, CCRN and publisher disclaim any responsibility for any
Collette Hendler, RN, MS, CIC, CCRN adverse effects resulting from the suggested proce-
Joanne Bartelmo, RN, MSN dures, from any undetected errors, or from the
reader’s misunderstanding of the text.
Product Director
David Moreau © 2011 by Lippincott William & Wilkins. All rights
reserved. This book is protected by copyright. No
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part of it may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval
Rosanne Hallowell system, or transmitted, in any form or by any
Editor means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, record-
ing, or otherwise—without prior written permission
Maureen McKinney
of the publisher, except for brief quotations embod-
Copy Editor ied in critical articles and reviews, and testing and
Jerry Altobelli evaluation materials provided by the publisher to
instructors whose schools have adopted its accom-
Editorial Assistants panying textbook. For information, write to
Megan L. Aldinger, Karen J. Kirk, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 323 Norristown
Jeri O’Shea, Linda K. Ruhf Road, Suite 200, Ambler, PA 19002-2756.
Art Director
Printed in China.
Elaine Kasmer
Cover Designer LGID011210
Joseph DePinho
Design Assistant Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Kate Zulak Lippincott’s guide to infectious diseases.
p. ; cm.
Vendor Manager Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cynthia Rudy ISBN 978-1-60547-975-0 (alk. paper)
1. Communicable diseases. 2. Communicable
Manufacturing Manager
diseases–Nursing.
Beth J. Welsh [DNLM: 1. Communicable Diseases–nursing–
Production Services Handbooks. WY 49]
Aptara, Inc. RC111.L73 2012
616.90231–dc22
2010026298
