Prevalence of zoonotic agents in dogs visiting hospitalized people in Ontario: Implications for infection control

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 458-466

  Lefebvre, S L ^a   Waltner Toews, D ^a   Peregrine, A S ^a   Reid Smith, R ^a   Hodge, L ^b   Arroyo, L G ^a   Weese, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dogs; Hospitals; Pet visitation; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CEPHALOSPORINASE; EXTENDED SPECTRUM BETA LACTAMASE; METICILLIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANCYLOSTOMA CANINUM; ANIMAL HEALTH; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CAMPYLOBACTER; CANADA; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOSPORIDIUM; DOG; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FECES ANALYSIS; FUNGUS ISOLATION; GIARDIA; HAIR; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEW; MALASSEZIA PACHYDERMATIS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROORGANISM; MICROSPORUM CANIS; NONHUMAN; NOSE SMEAR; ORAL BIOPSY; PASTEURELLA MULTOCIDA; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREVALENCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECTUM BIOPSY; SALMONELLA; STANDARDIZATION; STREPTOCOCCUS GROUP A; THROAT CULTURE; TOXOCARA CANIS; VANCOMYCIN RESISTANT ENTEROCOCCUS; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DOGS; FECES; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ONTARIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 33644967842     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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