Knowledge, perceptions, and practices of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission prevention among health care workers in acute-care settings

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 254-259

  Seibert, Dorothy J ^a   Speroni, Karen Gabel ^b   Oh, Kyeung Mi ^a   Devoe, Mary C ^b   Jacobsen, Kathryn H ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Inova Fair Oaks Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health care associated infection; Health personnel; Infection control; Inpatients; Nursing personnel

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTENT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTITUDES; HEALTH CARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTION; HEALTH PERSONNEL; INFECTION CONTROL; INPATIENTS; NURSING PERSONNEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, INFECTIOUS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH FACILITIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84896701687     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.09.005     Document Type: Conference Paper

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