Knowledge, awareness, and attitudes regarding methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus among caregivers of hospitalized children

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 416-421

  Sengupta, Arnab ^a   Rand, Cynthia ^a   Perl, Trish M ^a,b   Milstone, Aaron M ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CAREGIVER; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; STIGMA;

ANXIETY; BALTIMORE; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISCLOSURE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SOCIAL STIGMA; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 79951578291     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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