id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt cord-290524-2el9tx9v Weese, J. Scott Barrier precautions, isolation protocols, and personal hygiene in veterinary hospitals 2004-12-31 .txt text/plain 6827 324 42 Based on universal precautions, infection control practices are applied to all patients, regardless of known or suspected infectious disease status, and emphasize the prevention of any contact with blood or certain body fluids [2] . At the Ontario Veterinary College Veterinary Teaching Hospital (OVC-VTH), a policy requiring glove use for any contact with equine patients was instituted in response to nosocomial and zoonotic transmission of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Although no infection control program can eliminate disease concerns, proper implementation of barrier precautions and isolation can reduce the exposure of hospitalized animals and hospital personnel to infectious agents. Although no infection control program can eliminate disease concerns, proper implementation of barrier precautions and isolation can reduce the exposure of hospitalized animals and hospital personnel to infectious agents. ./cache/cord-290524-2el9tx9v.txt ./txt/cord-290524-2el9tx9v.txt