Evaluation of specific infection control practices used by companion animal veterinarians in community veterinary practices in southern Ontario

Zoonoses and Public Health

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 429-438

  Murphy, C P ^a   Reid Smith, R J ^a,b   Weese, J S ^a   McEwen, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

antimicrobial use; environmental disinfection; Infection control; veterinary practice

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; BENZOCAINE; CEFADROXIL; CEFALEXIN; CEFAZOLIN; CEPHALOSPORIN; CETRIMIDE; CLINDAMYCIN; ENROFLOXACIN; GENTAMICIN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ORBIFLOXACIN; PROCAINE PENICILLIN; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; SULTAMICILLIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BODY FLUID; CANADA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; EPIDEMIC; FELINE IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; FELINE INFECTIOUS PERITONITIS; FELINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; FEVER; FLEA; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RABIES; SALMONELLA; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TINEA; VETERINARY MEDICINE;

ANIMAL TECHNICIANS; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; DISINFECTANTS; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; ONTARIO; PETS; QUALITY CONTROL; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SURGERY, VETERINARY; VETERINARIANS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77955832697     PISSN: 18631959     EISSN: 18632378     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1863-2378.2009.01244.x     Document Type: Article

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