What are the drivers of the UK media coverage of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the inter-relationships and relative influences?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 400-407

  Boyce, T ^a   Murray, E ^b   Holmes, A ^b  

^a KING S FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital cleaning; Hospital acquired infection; Mass media; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; News; Risk communication

Indexed keywords

CLEANING; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MASS MEDIUM; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PUBLIC FIGURE; PUBLICATION; PUBLISHING; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 71549120110     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2009.05.022     Document Type: Article

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