Hospital-acquired infections in the veterinary establishment.

Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are present in both human and veterinary hospitals with data for each. There is no surveillance into the numbers and types of HAIs in veterinary establishments, but studies have found that they are a problem. This article discusses some of the more common HAIs that can occur in the veterinary establishment as well as patient risk factors and ways of minimising them so that HAIs and their consequences can be kept to a minimum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]