This book primarily fulfils the content needs of Applied Microbiology and Infection Control Practices for Third Semester of B.Sc. Nursing students. Further, the book contains contents that help the nurses in profession to hone their microbiology knowledge used in their day-to-day practice. It contains all the updated vital aspects of infection control practices and the details of various infections suggested by WHO. The book provides the nursing interventions in the various areas of applied microbiology that will help them to sharpen their nursing skills. • All microbiology information needed for the undergraduate nursing students put in a systematic manner. • Concepts explained in lucid language for easy understanding by nursing students. • Content presented as bulleted lists for quick grasp of the subject matter. • Appropriate WHO guidelines and latest recommendations of infection control practices included. • Multicolour photographs, illustrations are used to explain complex microbiology concepts. • Content is completely based on the revised INC Syllabus with focus on Applied Microbiology • The content has been divided into two sections. Part A covers Applied Microbiology and Part B covers Infection Control & Safety • New! Content related to Infection Control and Safety has been added as a separate section. • New! Role of Infection Control Nurse in prevention of Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) has been added. • New! 7 new chapters have been added to this edition namely: ? Clinical Specimen Collection Techniques ? Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs) ? Isolation Precautions and Other Infection Control Practices (Infection control practices including hand hygiene) ? Patient Safety Indicators ? International Patient Safety Goals (IPSG) ? Clinical Safety Protocol ? Hospital Employee Safety Indicators (HESI)