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## Meet the editor

Manal Mohammad Baddour is a professor of medical microbiology and immunology in the Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University, Egypt. She received her PhD in Microbiology and Immunology in 1995 from Alexandria University, Egypt. She ranked first on High School Examinees all over the kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1979. She has been listed in the *Marquis Who's Who in the World* for 2009 and in the Academic Keys Who's

Who list for Medicine Higher Education. She has held several positions, including Secretary General of the Permanent Scientific Committee for Promotion of Professors and Associate Professors in Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Egypt (2 rounds). She has been appointed editor/associate editor for five scientific journals, a reviewer for 19 scientific journals, as well as an assessor for promotion files of faculty members from Egyptian, Jordanian, and Saudi Arabian Universities. She has also been the editor of two books, the author of one book, and author/coauthor of 33 publications in scientific journals. She has held memberships in several organizations, including the Gerson Lehrman Group for Healthcare & Biomedical Council, Society for General Microbiology, England, Egyptian Society for Medical Microbiology, Egyptian Association of Immunologists, Egyptian Society for Infection Control, Egyptian Medical Syndicate, Alexandria Medical Syndicate, Council Member of the African Association of Physiological Sciences, South Africa, and Council Member of the African Regional Training Network for Medical and Allied Health Sciences, South Africa.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Hadir Okasha*

*by Esmail Khodadadi*

Burning Issue. Part 1

Burning Issue. Part 2

**Section 2**

**Section 3**

*by Manal Mohammad Baddour*

**Preface III**

Scope and Definitions **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

**Chapter 2 9**

Nursing Staff Contribution **19**

**Chapter 3 21**

Infections in Dentistry **33**

**Chapter 4 35**

**Chapter 5 65**

Investigating the Factors Affecting the Hand Hygiene Compliance from the

Infection Control in Dentistry and Drug-Resistant Infectious Agents: A

Infection Control in Dentistry and Drug-Resistant Infectious Agents: A

*by Livia Barenghi, Alberto Barenghi and Alberto Di Blasio*

*by Livia Barenghi, Alberto Barenghi and Alberto Di Blasio*

Viewpoints of Iranian Nurses Who Work in Intensive Care Units

Risk Factors and Key Principles for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Introductory Chapter: Surgical Site Infections - A Quick Glance

## Contents


Preface

Surgery entails breakage of the skin, which is a natural barrier to invasion by

That being the case, surgical site infections occur when proper infection prevention

Since many surgeries are performed continuously in many health care facilities all over the world, the occurrence and burden of surgical site infections constitute

The outcomes of such infections for patients are limitless and can vary from length

Within the context of this book, surgical site infections will be discussed according

**Manal Baddour**

Egypt

Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University,

Professor of Microbiology and Immunology,

microorganisms, whether they are flora or attacking pathogens.

common problems for both patients and healthcare systems.

of time to heal to loss of life, with all that these entail.

measures are not adhered to.

to the most recent guidelines.
