Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in a Portuguese hospital and its risk perception by health care professionals

Revista Portuguesa de Saude Publica

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 132-139

  Peres, David ^a,b   Pina, Elaine ^c   Fonseca Cardoso, Margarida ^d,e  

^a HOSPITAL PEDRO HISPANO   (Portugal)

^b Grupo Coordenador Regional de Controlo de Infecão   (Portugal)

^c Programa Nacional de Controlo de Infecão   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

MRSA Infection control; Portugal; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; NURSE; PATIENT CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN; PORTUGAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84856673278     PISSN: 08709025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0870-9025(11)70017-7     Document Type: Article

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