title: Perception vs Reality: Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Carriage Among Healthcare Workers at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center.
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.
authors.affiliation: 1Division of Infectious Diseases,Department of Medicine,University Hospitals of Cleveland,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Nora E
authors.initials: NE
authors.lastname: Colburn
authors.affiliation: 2Research Service,Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cadnum
authors.affiliation: 2Research Service,Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flannery
authors.affiliation: 3Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Shelley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.affiliation: 2Research Service,Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Curtis J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Donskey
authors.affiliation: 2Research Service,Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center,Cleveland,Ohio.
authors.forename: Usha
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Stiefel
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002353:Carrier State / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006225:Hand / Q000382:microbiology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D009666:Nose / Q000382:microbiology; D010465:Perception; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs; D055815:Young Adult