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Perception vs Reality: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Healthcare Workers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
- Source :
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Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2016 Jan; Vol. 37 (1), pp. 110-2. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Nov 03. - Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- In a prevalence study of 209 healthcare workers, 18 (8.6%) and 13 (6.2%) carried methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in their nares or on their hands, respectively. However, 100 (62%) of 162 workers completing an associated survey believed themselves to be colonized, revealing a knowledge deficit about methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus epidemiology. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;37(1):110-112.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Aged
Attitude of Health Personnel
Carrier State microbiology
Female
Hand microbiology
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Nose microbiology
Perception
Personnel, Hospital psychology
Prevalence
Surveys and Questionnaires
United States
United States Department of Veterans Affairs
Young Adult
Carrier State epidemiology
Hospitals, Veterans statistics & numerical data
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Personnel, Hospital statistics & numerical data
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1559-6834
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 26526505
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2015.242