Teach surgical technology students how to better understand and prevent disease transmission in today's clinical settings with the logically organized, current coverage in Rodriguez's MICROBIOLOGY FOR SURGICAL TECHNOLOGISTS, 3E. Updated content, meaningful case studies, learning features and supporting visuals help students establish a foundation in perioperative care that prepares them for the latest certification exams and professional requirements. In addition to exploring the vast microbial world, students investigate infectious disease processes and disease pathologies, correlating them with anatomical body systems. The latest content emphasizes today's health and safety procedures for protecting patients and team members. Discussions integrate the most recent scientific references and statistics while highlighting today's professional terms, issues and challenges. Updated thought-provoking boxed features further highlight aseptic and sterile techniques in surgical intervention.
