Nurses and hospital infection control: Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour of Italian operating theatre staff

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 105-112

  Angelillo, I F ^a   Mazziotta, A ^b   Nicotera, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attitudes; Behaviours; Hospital infection; Italy; Knowledge; Nurses; Operating rooms

Indexed keywords

GLUTARALDEHYDE; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DISINFECTION; ENDOSCOPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; OPERATING ROOM; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT; TEMPERATURE; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0032982319     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.1998.0571     Document Type: Article

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