Spreading the word, not the infection: Reaching hospitalists about the prevention of antimicrobial resistance

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 35, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 656-661

  Bush Knapp, Megan E ^a   Brinsley Rainisch, Kristin J ^a   Lawton Ciccarone, Rachel M ^a   Sinkowitz Cochran, Ronda L ^a   Dressler, Daniel D ^b   Budnitz, Tina ^c   Williams, Mark V ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Society of Hospital Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; E-MAIL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MOTIVATION; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BACTEREMIA; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CROSS INFECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; DRUG UTILIZATION; EDUCATION; EDUCATION, MEDICAL, CONTINUING; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HOSPITALISTS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36649027665     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2007.03.006     Document Type: Article

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