BOLNIČKE INFEKCIJE I PRIDRUŽENE PREVENTIVNE MJERE U KLINIKAMA/AMBULANTAMA ZA MALE ŽIVOTINJE

master's thesis

• Title (english): HOSPITAL-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS AND ASSOCIATED PREVENTIVE MEASURES IN SMALL ANIMAL CLINICS
• Author: Lea Bakač
• Mentor: Josipa Habuš (mentor)
• Committee member: Vladimir Stevanović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Vilim Starešina (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Josipa Habuš (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-10-01, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Veterinary Medicine; Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety

Abstract

Bolničke ili nozokomijalne infekcije podrazumijevaju sve one infekcije do kojih dolazi tijekom
hospitalizacije odnosno obrade pacijenata. Rezultati dosadašnjih istraživanja upućuju na
činjenicu da napredovanjem veterinarske medicine dolazi do povećanja rizika od nastanka
bolničkih infekcija koje se povezuju s produljenjem hospitalizacije, sve češćom primjenom
invazivnih postupaka i uređaja. Gubitci koji nastaju kao posljedica ovakvih infekcija mogu biti
primarni (oboljenja i uginuća) ili sekundarni (povećani troškovi liječenja). Bolničke infekcije
dovode i do gubitka povjerenja vlasnika u veterinarsko osoblje što opet može negativno utjecati
na veterinarsku praksu u smislu ekonomskog rizika i ugleda osoblja. Podaci o bolničkim
infekcijama u veterini za sada su dosta ograničeni što je veliki problem jer se pojavljuju gotovo
jednako često kao i u humanoj medicini, ali se istovremeno puno manje istražuju. Pritom, sustav
praćenja i kontrole bolničkih infekcija postoji samo u rijetkim veterinarskim organizacijama.

Abstract (english)

Hospital-acquired infections, or nosocomial infections, include any infection that occurs while
a patient is hospitalized or receiving treatment. Research to date indicates that with advances in
veterinary medicine, the risk of nosocomial infections is increasing, associated with longer
hospital stays and the increasingly frequent use of invasive procedures and equipment. Losses
resulting from such infections may be primary (illnesses and deaths) or secondary (increased
treatment costs). Nosocomial infections also result in a loss of owner confidence in veterinary
staff, which in turn can negatively impact the veterinary practice in terms of economic risk and
staff reputation. Data on hospital-acquired infections in veterinary medicine are currently quite
limited, which is a major problem because they occur almost as frequently as in human
medicine, but at the same time are much less researched. In addition, only few veterinary
organizations have a infection control programs in place to monitor and control hospitalacquired infections.

• Keywords: bolničke infekcije; veterinarska ambulanta; preventivne mjere; antimikrobna rezistencija
• Keywords (english): hospital infections; veterinary clinic; preventive measures; antimicrobial resistance
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:178:722666
• Study programme: Title: Veterinary Medicine; Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine (doktor/doktorica veterinarske medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-10-12 12:54:25