Linda Caveney & Barbara Jones 
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control 

Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control is a practical
guide to infection surveillance and control in the veterinary
setting. Outlining the steps for designing and implementing an
infection control plan, the book offers information on both
nosocomial infections and zoonotic diseases to aid the veterinary
team in ensuring that veterinary practices and hospitals are safe
for both the animal patients and their human caregivers.
Veterinary Infection Prevention and Control provides
guidelines to creating standard operating procedures for effective
and efficient infection control in any veterinary practice.

With background information on pathogens, bacteria, and disease
transmission, the book focuses on specific infection prevention
strategies, including disinfection, sterilization, and
isolation. A companion website provides review questions
and the figures from the book in Power Point. Veterinary
Infection Prevention and Control gives practicing
veterinarians, technicians, and practice managers in both small and
large animal facilities the tools they need to successfully develop
an infection-control program.

Table of Content

Contributors vii

Foreword ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xiii

1 What Is Infection Control and Biosecurity? 3

2 Microbiology Review 21

3 ‘Links in the Chain’ of Disease Transmission 41

4 Zoonotic Diseases 63

5 Disease Prevention Strategies 85

6 Guidelines for Effective Cleaning and Disinfection 107

7 Chemical Disinfectants 129

8 ‘Best Practice’ Procedures Prior to Sterilization of Medical Equipment 145

9 Packaging, Preparation for Sterilization, and Sterile Storage of Medical Equipment 159

10 High-Temperature Sterilization 181

11 Low-Temperature Sterilization 201

12 Processing of Complex Medical Equipment and Specialty Processing 213

13 Surgical Textiles, Linens, and Laundry 237

14 Infection Control: The Surgical Environment and Ancillary Areas 245

Appendix A Medical Term Reference Information 273

Appendix B Common Concentrate Dilutions 277

Appendix C Table of Disease Transmission and Disinfection Guidelines 279

Appendix D Donning and Removal of a Surgical Gown 287

Index 289

This book has a companion website providing review questions and answers, figures from the book, and additional resources online at www.wiley.com/go/caveney.

About the author

Linda Caveney, LVT, RCST, is the Infection Prevention Team
Leader and Multi-Service Technician at Cornell University Hospital
for Animals in Ithaca, New York.

Barbara Jones, DVM, is an Associate Veterinarian at Great
Lakes Equine Wellness Center in Hortonville, Wisconsin.

Kimberly Ellis, CVT, is a Veterinary Technician at
Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado.