Syndromic surveillance for evaluating the occurrence of healthcare-associated infections in equine hospitals

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 435-440

  Ruple Czerniak, A A ^a   Aceto, H W ^b   Bender, J B ^c   Paradis, M R ^d   Shaw, S P ^e   Van Metre, D C ^a   Weese, J S ^f   Wilson, D A ^g   Wilson, J ^c   Morley, P S ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d TUFTS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e New England Veterinary Center and Cancer Care   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse outcomes; Biosecurity; Horse; Hospital acquired infection; Infection control; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84901978214     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: 20423306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/evj.12190     Document Type: Article

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