Discussion of the compendium of veterinary standard precautions: Preventing zoonotic disease transmission in veterinary personnel

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 55, Issue 8-10, 2008, Pages 526-528

  Elchos, B ^a   Scheftel, J ^b  

^a Mississippi Board of Animal Health   (United States)

^b State Public Health Veterinarian   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease prevention; Infection control; Veterinary; Veterinary standard precautions; Zoonoses; Zoonotic diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPENDIUM OF VETERINARY STANDARD PRECAUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STANDARD; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 51349161697     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2008.01143.x     Document Type: Article

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