Patient perceptions of osteomyelitis, septic arthritis and prosthetic joint infection: The psychological influence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 536-542

  Donaldson, A D ^a   Jalaludin, B B ^a,b   Chan, R C ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY SOUTH WEST AREA HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

^d ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Infection control; Methicillin resistance; Patient satisfaction; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS INFECTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, INFECTIOUS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOMYELITIS; PERCEPTION; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 34447524028     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2007.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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