title: Attitudes and perceptions of health care workers in Northeastern Germany about multidrug-resistant organisms.
abstract: There were 256 health care workers in 39 facilities who were interviewed about their perceptions of the quality of care of patients with and without multidrug-resistant organisms based on a standardized questionnaire. There are remarkable differences in the responses between facility types (acute care hospitals, long-term care hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, and home care services). Hygiene management must be specifically tailored to the requirements of each facility.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany. Electronic address: paul.marschall@uni-greifswald.de.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Marschall
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany; Institute of Medical Diagnostics, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: N-O
authors.initials: NO
authors.lastname: Hübner
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maletzki
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wilke
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dittmann
authors.affiliation: Institute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kramer
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Multidrug-resistant organisms; acute care; health care workers' perspective; home care; interventions; long-term care