Stem Cells and Regenerative Therapy
Chapter 4 Stem Cells and Regenerative Therapy Lisa A. Fortier and Rocky S. Tuan Stem Cells in Regenerative Surgical Strategy Stem cells hold tremendous promise for the treatment of many…
Monitoring for Surgical Infection
Chapter 15 Monitoring for Surgical Infection J. Scott Weese Infection control is an important but often overlooked aspect of patient care and hospital management. The field of hospital infection control…
Sterilization
Chapter 12 Sterilization Walter C. Renberg Appropriate understanding and implementation of sterilization techniques are vital to successful surgical practice. Sterilization is the process of destroying all microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses,…
Preparation of the Patient, Operating Team, and Operating Room for Surgery
Chapter 14 Preparation of the Patient, Operating Team, and Operating Room for Surgery Walter C. Renberg A low incidence of surgical site infection is one of the primary goals of…
The Systemic Mycoses
Chapter 47 The Systemic Mycoses BLASTOMYCOSIS, COCCIDIOIDOMYCOSIS, CRYPTOCOCCOSIS, HISTOPLASMOSIS The systemic mycotic agents are inherently virulent and can cause disease in healthy individuals. The four veterinary pathogens in this group…
The Genus Clostridium
Chapter 33 The Genus Clostridium Clostridia are large, sporulating, gram-positive, oxygen-tolerant to strictly anaerobic rods. Clostridium piliforme is the exception, in that it is gram negative. The source of clostridia…
The Genera Treponema and Borrelia
Chapter 32 The Genera Treponema and Borrelia THE GENUS TREPONEMA Treponema spp. are motile, helical rods with tight, regular to irregular spirals (Figure 32-1). Many species are normal flora in…
Fungal-Like Agents
Chapter 49 Fungal-Like Agents RHINOSPORIDIUM SEEBERI Rhinosporidium seeberi has for years been shrouded in taxonomic uncertainty. The organism, initially described as a coccidian parasite in 1900 by Seeber, was classified…
The Opportunistic Mycoses
Chapter 48 The Opportunistic Mycoses Infection is a rare consequence of environmental exposure of animals to normally nonpathogenic fungi. Natural resistance to most of these agents is high, and most…
The Genera Haemophilus, Histophilus, and Taylorella
Chapter 24 The Genera Haemophilus, Histophilus, and Taylorella THE GENUS HAEMOPHILUS Haemophilus spp. are assigned to the family Pasteurellaceae and are common commensal organisms of the mucous membranes of animals…
