Newspaper reporting of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and 'the dirty hospital'

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 318-322

  Chan, P ^a   Dipper, A ^a   Kelsey, P ^a   Harrison, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hospital hygiene; Media reporting; Meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Newspapers; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PUBLICATION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLISHING; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOUSEKEEPING, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; JOURNALISM, MEDICAL; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWSPAPERS; PUBLIC OPINION; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 77954536620     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2010.01.027     Document Type: Article

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