Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practical guide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinary setting. The book outlines the steps for designing and implementing an infection control plan and 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.
Autor: Linda Caveney, LVT, is the Infection Control Technical Liaison and Multi-Service Technician at Cornell University Hospital for Animals in Ithaca, NY.
| Nakladatel | Wiley-Blackwell |
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| ISBN | 9780813815343 |
| Vydání | 2011 |
| Vazba | brožovaná |
| Počet stran | 298 |
With background information on pathogens, bacteria, and disease transmission, the book focuses on specific infection prevention strategies, including disinfection, sterilization, and isolation. A companion website includes access to review questions and answers, figures from the book, and additional resources. 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.
Key Features
Offers practical guidance on designing and implementing an infection control plan
Covers infection surveillance and control in small and large animal facilities
Encompasses both nosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases
Provides standard operating procedures for effective and efficient infection control
Focuses on specific infection prevention strategies, such as cleaning skills, disinfecting techniques, and equipment processing
Includes a companion website with review questions and answers, figures from the book, and additional resources available for download at www.wiley.com/go/caveney
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 What Is Infection Control and Biosecurity. |3
Chapter 2 Microbiology in Review. |21
Chapter 3 Links in the Chain of Disease Transmission. |41
Chapter 4 Zoonotic Diseases. |63
Chapter 5 Disease Prevention Strategies. |85
Chapter 6 Guideline for Effective Cleaning and Disinfection. |107
Chapter 7 Chemical Disinfectants. |129
Chapter 8 Best Practice Procedures Prior to Sterilization of Medical Equipment. |145
Chapter 9 Packaging, Preparation for Sterilization, and Storage of Medical Equipment. |159
Chapter 10 High Temperature Sterilization. |181
Chapter 11 Low-Temperature Sterilization. |201
Chapter 12 Processing of Complex Medical Equipment and Specialty Processing. |213
Chapter 13 Surgical Textiles, Linens, and Laundry. |237
Chapter 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 Guidlines|279
Appendix D. Donning and Removal of a Surgical Gown|287
Index. |289