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Have a plan in place for handling patients with a confirmed MDRO iii. Personal
protection equipment (PPE) should be available for all staff dealing with these patients.
PPE should include fluid resistant gowns, gloves, caps or buffounts, masks, eye
protection and shoe covers. During treatment of these patients make sure enough staff
is available to have a clean person. In other words each person in direct contact with
the patient should be wearing PPE, but have one clean person that can get needed
items from drawers and cabinets if needed. Each patient should be kept in some type of
isolation area for MDROs. Once the patient has been treated or discharge, the areas the
patient has been in should be terminally cleaned with an appropriate disinfectant.
MDROs are here to stay. In fact, it is likely that more bacteria will become drug
resistant in the future. Knowing how respond to this likely hood is the best way to
protect your staff, patients and clinic.
i L. Cavney, B. Jones and K. Ellis, Veterinary infection: Prevention and Control : WileyBlackwell 2012
ii . Portner, DVM, DACVECC, J. Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, Compendium: Continuing
Education for Veterinarians, May 2010
iii J. Portner, DVM, DACVECC, J. Johnson, DVM, DACVECC, Compendium: Continuing
Education for Veterinarians, May 2010