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Understanding factors that impact on health care professionals' risk perceptions and responses toward Clostridium difficile and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a structured literature review.

Burnett E, Kearney N, Johnston B, et al. Understanding factors that impact on health care professionals' risk perceptions and responses toward Clostridium difficile and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a structured literature review. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(5):394-400. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.013.

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May 10, 2013
Burnett E, Kearney N, Johnston B, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(5):394-400.
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This systematic review found that health care professionals have a poor technical understanding of Clostridium difficile and the effectiveness of measures to prevent it. Many physicians and nurses did not believe that control is achievable.

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Burnett E, Kearney N, Johnston B, et al. Understanding factors that impact on health care professionals' risk perceptions and responses toward Clostridium difficile and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: a structured literature review. Am J Infect Control. 2013;41(5):394-400. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2012.12.013.