Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control

by Caveney, Linda; Jones, Barbara; Ellis, Kimberly

• ISBN13: 9780813815343
• ISBN10: 0813815347
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-11-15
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practical guide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinary setting. Outlining the steps for designing and implementing an infection control plan, the book offers information on both nosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases to aid the veterinary team in ensuring that veterinary practices and hospitals are safe for both the animal patients and their human caregivers. Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control provides guidelines to creating standard operating procedures for effective and efficient infection control in any veterinary practice. With background information on pathogens, bacteria, and disease transmission, the book focuses on specific infection prevention strategies, including disinfection, sterilization, and isolation. Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control gives practicing veterinarians, technicians, and practice managers in both small and large animal facilities the tools they need to successfully develop an infection-control program.

Author Biography

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

Table of Contents

Contributors	p. vii
Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xi
Introduction	p. xiii
What Is Infection Control and Biosecurity?	p. 3
Microbiology Review	p. 21
"Links in the Chain" of Disease Transmission	p. 41
Zoonotic Diseases	p. 63
Disease Prevention Strategies	p. 85
Guidelines for Effective Cleaning and Disinfection	p. 107
Chemical Disinfectants	p. 129
"Best Practice" Procedures Prior to Sterilization of Medical Equipment	p. 145
Packaging, Preparation for Sterilization, and Sterile Storage of Medical Equipment	p. 159
High-Temperature Sterilization	p. 181
Low-Temperature Sterilization	p. 201
Processing of Complex Medical Equipment and Specialty Processing	p. 213
Surgical Textiles, Linens, and Laundry	p. 237
Infection Control: The Surgical Environment and Ancillary Areas	p. 245
Medical Term Reference Information	p. 273
Common Concentrate Dilutions	p. 211
Table of Disease Transmission and Disinfection Guidelines	p. 279
Donning and Removal of a Surgical Gown	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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