Characteristics of biosecurity and infection control programs at veterinary teaching hospitals.
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OBJECTIVE To characterize biosecurity and infection control practices at veterinary teaching hospitals located at institutions accredited by the AVMA. DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. POPULATION 50 biosecurity experts at 38 veterinary teaching hospitals. PROCEDURES Telephone interviews were conducted between July 2006 and July 2007, and questions were asked regarding policies for hygiene, surveillance, patient contact, education, and awareness. Respondents were also asked their opinion regarding the rigor of their programs. RESULTS 31 of 38 (82%) hospitals reported outbreaks of nosocomial infection during the 5 years prior to the interview, 17 (45%) reported > 1 outbreak, 22 (58%) had restricted patient admissions to aid mitigation, and 12 (32%) had completely closed sections of the facility to control disease spread. Nineteen (50%) hospitals reported that zoonotic infections had occurred during the 2 years prior to the interview. Only 16 (42%) hospitals required personnel to complete a biosecurity training program, but 20 of the 50 (40%) respondents indicated that they believed their hospitals ranked among the top 10% in regard to rigor of infection control efforts. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE Results suggested that differences existed among infection control programs at these institutions. Perceptions of experts regarding program rigor appeared to be skewed, possibly because of a lack of published data characterizing programs at other institutions. Results may provide a stimulus for hospital administrators to better optimize biosecurity and infection control programs at their hospitals and thereby optimize patient care.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
دوره 233 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2008