Perceptions and attitudes of the professional staff concerning infection surveillance and control programs in Brazilian hospitals

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-62

  Guerra, Carla Morales ^a   Ramos, Monica Parente ^a   Penna, Virginia Zagallo ^a   Goto, Janaina Midori ^a   Santi, Leandro Queiroz ^b   de Andrade Stempliuk, Valeska ^c   Sallas, Janaina ^d   Medeiros, Eduardo A S ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria Brazil   (Brazil)

^c PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Brazil)

^d MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

attitudes; Health care workers; infection control programs; perceptions

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL VALUE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; ONLINE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

BRAZIL; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DRUG RESISTANCE, BACTERIAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 74449084128     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.05.011     Document Type: Article

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