Open AccessPets in hospitals: benefits and risks
Author(s) -
Fernando Dias de Ávila-Pires
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de patologia tropical
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1980-8178
pISSN - 0301-0406
DOI - 10.5216/rpt.v50i1.68023
Subject(s) - cross infection , medicine , environmental health , business , intensive care medicine
This paper argues the risks of the humanization programs in hospitals which allow visits by pets. The issue of hospital-acquired infections and the risks posed by the introduction of parasites, including viruses, bacteria and helminths, is here discussed. We highlight the difficulties inherent to the implementation of guidelines to prevent infections in the nosocomial environmentKEY WORDS: Hospitals; infections; humanization; pets.