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E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, E-Book

Caveney / Jones / Ellis Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control


1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-0-470-96145-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 298 Seiten, E-Book

ISBN: 978-0-470-96145-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)



Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practicalguide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinarysetting. Outlining the steps for designing and implementing aninfection control plan, the book offers information on bothnosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases to aid the veterinaryteam in ensuring that veterinary practices and hospitals are safefor both the animal patients and their human caregivers.Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control providesguidelines to creating standard operating procedures for effectiveand efficient infection control in any veterinary practice.
With background information on pathogens, bacteria, and diseasetransmission, the book focuses on specific infection preventionstrategies, including disinfection, sterilization, andisolation. A companion website provides review questionsand the figures from the book in PowerPoint. VeterinaryInfection Prevention and Control gives practicingveterinarians, technicians, and practice managers in both small andlarge animal facilities the tools they need to successfully developan infection-control program.

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Weitere Infos & Material


Contributors vii
Foreword ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
1 What Is Infection Control and Biosecurity? 3
2 Microbiology Review 21
3 "Links in the Chain" of Disease Transmission 41
4 Zoonotic Diseases 63
5 Disease Prevention Strategies 85
6 Guidelines for Effective Cleaning and Disinfection 107
7 Chemical Disinfectants 129
8 "Best Practice" Procedures Prior to Sterilization of Medical Equipment 145
9 Packaging, Preparation for Sterilization, and Sterile Storage of Medical Equipment 159
10 High-Temperature Sterilization 181
11 Low-Temperature Sterilization 201
12 Processing of Complex Medical Equipment and Specialty Processing 213
13 Surgical Textiles, Linens, and Laundry 237
14 Infection Control: The Surgical Environment and Ancillary Areas 245
Appendix A Medical Term Reference Information 273
Appendix B Common Concentrate Dilutions 277
Appendix C Table of Disease Transmission and Disinfection Guidelines 279
Appendix D Donning and Removal of a Surgical Gown 287
Index 289
This book has a companion website providing review questions and answers, figures from the book, and additional resources online at www.wiley.com/go/caveney.


Linda Caveney, LVT, RCST, is the Infection Prevention TeamLeader and Multi-Service Technician at Cornell University Hospitalfor Animals in Ithaca, New York.
Barbara Jones, DVM, is an Associate Veterinarian at GreatLakes Equine Wellness Center in Hortonville, Wisconsin.
Kimberly Ellis, CVT, is a Veterinary Technician atColorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.



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