title: Animals in healthcare facilities: recommendations to minimize potential risks.
authors.affiliation: 1Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,Los Angeles,California.
authors.forename: Rekha
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.affiliation: 2Virginia Commonwealth University,Richmond,Virginia.
authors.forename: Gonzalo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bearman
authors.affiliation: 3Kaiser Permanente Medical Center,Woodland Hills,California.
authors.forename: Sherrill
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: 4University of Louisville,Louisville,Kentucky.
authors.forename: Kristina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.affiliation: 5Sharp Metropolitan Medical Campus,San Diego,California.
authors.forename: Raymond
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chinn
authors.affiliation: 6University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hewlett
authors.affiliation: 7UNC Health Care System and UNC School of Medicine,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors.forename: B Glenn
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: George
authors.affiliation: 8David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA,R.M. Alden Research Laboratory,Santa Monica,California.
authors.forename: Ellie J C
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: 9University of Texas Medical School,Houston,Texas.
authors.forename: Galit
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Holzmann-Pazgal
authors.affiliation: 10University of Nebraska Medical Center,Omaha,Nebraska.
authors.forename: Mark E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Rupp
authors.affiliation: 4University of Louisville,Louisville,Kentucky.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wiemken
authors.affiliation: 11University of Guelph Centre for Public Health and Zoonoses,Guelph,Ontario,Canada.
authors.forename: J Scott
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Weese
authors.affiliation: 12University of North Carolina,Chapel Hill,North Carolina.
authors.forename: David J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Weber
mesh_terms: D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy / Q000592:standards; D000818:Animals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004285:Dogs; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D016134:Organizational Policy; D057805:Pets; D015047:Zoonoses / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*