Perception vs Reality: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Healthcare Workers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Autor:	Shelley Chang, Jennifer L. Cadnum, Elizabeth Flannery, Usha Stiefel, Curtis J. Donskey, Nora E Colburn
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	Adult Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Microbiology (medical) Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Attitude of Health Personnel Hospitals Veterans Epidemiology Nose 030501 epidemiology medicine.disease_cause Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Internal medicine Health care Prevalence medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Intensive care medicine Veterans Affairs Aged business.industry Middle Aged Hand Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus United States Personnel Hospital United States Department of Veterans Affairs Infectious Diseases Carriage Staphylococcus aureus Carrier State Female Perception Knowledge deficit 0305 other medical science business Personnel hospital
Zdroj:	Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology. 37:110-112
ISSN:	1559-6834 0899-823X
DOI:	10.1017/ice.2015.242
Popis:	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
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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