Understanding the epidemiology of MRSA in Europe: Do we need to think outside the box?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 251-256

  Borg, M A ^a   Camilleri, L ^b   Waisfisz, B ^c  

^a MATER DEI HOSPITAL   (Malta)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

^c ITIM Focus   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Culture; Hofstede; Infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; BELGIUM; BULGARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CZECH REPUBLIC; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTONIA; FINLAND; FRANCE; GERMANY; GREECE; HUMAN; HUNGARY; INDIVIDUALITY; IRELAND; ITALY; LATVIA; LITHUANIA; LUXEMBOURG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALTA; MASCULINITY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NETHERLANDS; NORWAY; POLAND; PORTUGAL; POWER DISTANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; ROMANIA; SLOVENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPAIN; SWEDEN; UNCERTAINTY AVOIDANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

BACTEREMIA; CULTURE; EUROPE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PREVALENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TOPOGRAPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 84863871969     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2012.05.001     Document Type: Article

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