Staphylococcal control in the veterinary hospital.

Abstract

Staphylococcal infections are common in veterinary dermatology patients, as are patients whose health status places them at increased risk of staphylococcal infection. The rapid emergence and dissemination of meticillin-resistant staphylococci has had significant impacts on management of infections and also increased concerns about transmission of staphylococci between animals, from animals to humans and from humans to animals. The increasing incidence and implications of staphylococcal infections, particularly meticillin-resistant staphylococcal infections, is leading to more interest in infection control in veterinary hospitals as a means to help reduce the impact of these significant pathogens. Infection control is a series of principles and practices that can and should be implemented by every veterinary hospital to improve patient care, protect personnel and meet the increasing expectations. Fortunately, general concepts of infection control are both simple and practical, and application of a basic infection control programme requires limited time, effort or training. With an understanding of some basic concepts and use of available resources, development of an effective infection control programme is within the reach of any facility.

• Authors: J Scott Weese
• Journal: Veterinary dermatology (Vet Dermatol) Vol. 23 Issue 4 Pg. 292-8, e57-8 (Aug 2012) ISSN: 1365-3164 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 22471691 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)
• Copyright: © 2012 The Author. Veterinary Dermatology © 2012 ESVD and ACVD.

Topics

• Animals
• Hospitals, Animal (organization & administration, standards)
• Humans
• Infection Control (methods, standards)
• Protective Clothing
• Staphylococcal Skin Infections (microbiology, prevention & control, veterinary)
• Staphylococcus (physiology)