John D Gibbins,Kathleen MacMahon
John D Gibbins
Veterinary clinic employers have a legal and ethical responsibility to provide a safe and healthy workplace. Clinic members are responsible for consistently using safe practices and procedures set up by their employer. Development and imple...
Jason W Stull,J Scott Weese
Jason W Stull
Hospital-associated infections (HAIs) occur in veterinary hospitals of all types and sizes, and their frequency is likely to increase. Urinary tract infections, pneumonia, bloodstream infections, surgical site infections, and infectious dia...
Legal implications of zoonotic disease transmission for veterinary practices [0.03%]
兽医实践中关于人畜共患病传播的法律影响
Antoinette E Marsh,Sarah Babcock
Antoinette E Marsh
Increased recognition of veterinarians' capabilities and their role in public health raises concerns as to their legal duty to both clients and the public. With the numerous potential situations and variety of clients, the veterinarians' ro...
Michelle Traverse,Helen Aceto
Michelle Traverse
The guidelines in this article provide veterinarians, veterinary technicians, and veterinary health care workers with an overview of evidence-based recommendations for the best practices associated with environmental cleaning and disinfecti...
Fighting surgical site infections in small animals: are we getting anywhere? [0.03%]
我们能在小型动物的手术切口感染方面做些什么？
Denis Verwilghen,Ameet Singh
Denis Verwilghen
A diverse array of pathogen-related, patient-related, and caretaker-related issues influence risk and prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). The entire surgical team involved in health care settings in which surgical procedures are ...
J Scott Weese
J Scott Weese
Patient care involves several medical and surgical items, including those that come into contact with sterile or other high-risk body sites and items that have been used on other patients. These situations create a risk for infection if ite...
Jason W Stull,J Scott Weese
Jason W Stull
Zoonotic disease risks for immunocompromised and other high-risk clients and staff: promoting safe pet ownership and contact [0.03%]
免疫功能低下和其他高风险客户及工作人员的动物传染病风险：促进安全养宠和接触
Jason W Stull,Kurt B Stevenson
Jason W Stull
Pets can be a source of disease (zoonoses) for humans. The disease risks associated with pet contact are highest among young children, the elderly, pregnant women, and immunocompromised hosts. These individuals and household members display...
Brandy A Burgess,Paul S Morley
Brandy A Burgess
We cannot manage what we do not measure. In order to provide optimal patient care appropriate effort must be given to the prevention of infectious disease transmission through the development and maintenance of an infection control program ...
Maureen E C Anderson
Maureen E C Anderson
Hand hygiene, contact precautions, and other basic infection control measures are crucial in veterinary clinics, because these facilities can be community mixing pots of animals and people with a wide range of health and disease-carrier sta...