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VETERINARY PRACTICE GUIDELINES2018 AAHA Infection Control, Prevention, andBiosecurity GUIDELINES *Jason W. Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, DACVPMy, Erin Bjorvik, BS, CVT, Joshua Bub, DVM, DABVP (C/F), GlendaDvorak, MS, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Christine Petersen, DVM, PhD, Heather L. Troyer, DVM, DABVP (C/F), CVA,CVPPABSTRACTA VETERINARY team s best work can be undone by a breach in Infection control, prevention, and biosecurity (ICPB). Such a breach, inthe PRACTICE or home-care setting, can lead to medical, social, andfinancial impacts on patients, clients, and staff, as well as damagethe reputation of the hospital. To mitigate these negative outcomes, the AAHA ICPB GUIDELINES Task Force believes that hospitalteams should improve upon their current efforts by limiting pathogen exposure from entering or being transmitted throughout thehospital population and using surveillance methods to detect any new entry of a pathogen into the PRACTICE .
procedure. Variations in practice may be warranted based on the needs of the individual patient, resources, and limitations unique to each indi-vidual practice setting. Evidence-based support for specific recommen-dations has been cited whenever possible and appropriate. Other recommendations are based on practical clinical experience and a con-
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