ABSTRACT
Urinary tract disease is a common clinical presentation in dogs and cats, and a common reason for antimicrobial prescription. This document is a revision and expansion on the 2011 Antimicrobial Use Guidelines for Treatment of Urinary Tract Disease in Dogs and Cats, providing recommendations for diagnosis and management of sporadic bacterial cystitis, recurrent bacterial cystitis, pyelonephritis, bacterial prostatitis, and subclinical bacteriuria. Issues pertaining to urinary catheters, medical dissolution of uroliths and prophylaxis for urological procedures are also addressed.
Subject(s)
Bacterial Infections/veterinary , Cat Diseases/diagnosis , Dog Diseases/diagnosis , Pets , Urinary Tract Infections/veterinary , Animals , Bacterial Infections/diagnostic imaging , Bacterial Infections/drug therapy , Bacterial Infections/therapy , Cat Diseases/therapy , Cats , Dog Diseases/therapy , Dogs , Urinary Tract Infections/diagnosis , Urinary Tract Infections/therapySubject(s)
Animals, Domestic , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Delivery of Health Care/methods , Disease Transmission, Infectious , Guidelines as Topic , Animals , Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control , Disease Transmission, Infectious/veterinary , Health Facilities , Humans , Infection Control/methods , Infection Control/standards , North America , Public Health , Universal Precautions , ZoonosesABSTRACT
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.
