Principles of an infectious disease control program for preventing nosocomial gastrointestinal and respiratory tract diseases in large animal veterinary hospitals

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 225, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1186-1195

  Smith, Bradford P ^a   House, John K ^a,b   Magdesian, K Gary ^a   Jang, Spencer S ^a   Cabral Jr , Raymond L ^a   Madigan, John E ^a   Herthel, William F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLEANING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DISEASE CARRIER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISINFECTION; ENDOTOXEMIA; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FECES CULTURE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; PASSIVE IMMUNIZATION; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; TEACHING HOSPITAL; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMALS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HYGIENE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); SALMONELLA;

EID: 5444249345     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.2004.225.1186     Document Type: Review

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