Preventing transmission of MRSA: A qualitative study of health care workers' attitudes and suggestions

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 405-411

  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

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

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICIAN; PURPOSIVE SAMPLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; RISK REDUCTION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TIME;

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

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SUGGESTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898057582     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2013.10.008     Document Type: Article

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