Endemic Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus: Nurses' Risk Perceptions and Attitudes

Dissemination of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) remains one of the most difficult challenges for prevention, control, and treatment of health care-associated infections. A survey and interviews were conducted on nurses from a hospital center. We found that most nurses' perce...

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Main Author: Pedro, AL (author)
Other Authors: Sousa-Uva, A (author), Pina, E (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2014
Subjects:
CHLC INF
Attitude of Health Personnel
Cross Infection/microbiology
Cross Infection/prevention & control
Cross Infection/transmission
Cross-Sectional Studies
Disease Transmission, Infectious/prevention & control
Interviews as Topic
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/isolation & purification
Staphylococcal Infections/microbiology
Nurses
Staphylococcal Infections/prevention & control
Staphylococcal Infections/transmission
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1907
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.chlc.min-saude.pt:10400.17/1907

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.17/1907

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