Engaging patients in the prevention of health care-associated infections: A survey of patients' awareness, knowledge, and perceptions regarding the risks and consequences of infection with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 322-326

  Ottum, Andrew ^a   Sethi, Ajay K ^a   Jacobs, Elizabeth ^a   Zerbel, Sara ^b   Gaines, Martha E ^c   Safdar, Nasia ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^d WILLIAM S MIDDLETON MEMORIAL VETERANS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Awareness; Clostridium difficile; MRSA

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84875546217     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.04.334     Document Type: Article

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