The general public's awareness, knowledge, and perceptions of "staph"-with a focus on community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 425-426

  Brinsley Rainisch, Kristin J ^a   Cochran, Ronda L ^a   Bush Knapp, Megan E ^a   Pearson, Michele L ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AWARENESS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLEANING; CROWDING; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LETTER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SKIN INFECTION; SOFT TISSUE INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PARENTS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 34547117907     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2006.12.010     Document Type: Letter

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