Guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health care facilities

Many hospitals and long-term care facilities in North America currently permit animals to visit with their patients; however, the development of relevant infection control and prevention policies has lagged, due in large part to the lack of scientific evidence regarding risks of patient infection as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	American journal of infection control 2008-03, Vol.36 (2), p.78-85
Hauptverfasser:	Lefebvre, Sandra L., DVM, PhD, Golab, Gail C., PhD, DVM, Christensen, E'Lise, DVM, Castrodale, Louisa, DVM, MPH, Aureden, Kathy, MS, CIC, Bialachowski, Anne, RN, MS, CIC, Gumley, Nigel, DVM, Robinson, Judy, Peregrine, Andrew, DVM, PhD, Benoit, Marilyn, RN, Card, Mary Lou, RN, CIC, Van Horne, Liz, RN, CIC, Weese, J. Scott, DVM, DVSc
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Domestic Biological and medical sciences Cross Infection - prevention & control Delivery of Health Care - methods Delivery of Health Care - standards Disease Transmission, Infectious - prevention & control Epidemiology. Vaccinations General aspects Health Facilities Humans Infection Control Infection Control - methods Infectious Disease Infectious diseases Medical sciences North America Universal Precautions
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Zusammenfassung:	Many hospitals and long-term care facilities in North America currently permit animals to visit with their patients; however, the development of relevant infection control and prevention policies has lagged, due in large part to the lack of scientific evidence regarding risks of patient infection associated with animal interaction. This report provides standard guidelines for animal-assisted interventions in health care facilities, taking into account the available evidence.
ISSN:	0196-6553 1527-3296
DOI:	10.1016/j.ajic.2007.09.005