Patients' experiences of being infected with MRSA at a hospital and subsequently source isolated

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 101-107

  Skyman, Eva ^a   Sjöström, Harrieth Thunberg ^b   Hellström, Lisbeth ^b  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Contagion; Experience; Infection control and source isolation; Infectious; Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Transmission

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ISOLATION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 76549094687     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2009.00692.x     Document Type: Article

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