Hospital-Associated Infections in Small Animal Practice

Veterinary Clinics of North America - Small Animal Practice

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 217-233

  Stull, Jason W ^a   Weese, J Scott ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Control; Hospital; Hospital associated; Infection; Nosocomial; Veterinary

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ACINETOBACTER; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLEANING; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DISINFECTION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HAND WASHING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION CONTROL PRACTITIONER; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTIOUS DIARRHEA; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PNEUMONIA; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; PSEUDOMONAS; REVIEW; SALMONELLA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASES; CROSS INFECTION; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; HOSPITAL; STANDARDS; VETERINARY;

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL DISEASES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS, ANIMAL; INFECTION CONTROL;

EID: 84924574034     PISSN: 01955616     EISSN: 18781306     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2014.11.009     Document Type: Review

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