The habitus of hygiene: discourses of cleanliness and infection control in nursing work

This paper reports upon a qualitative interview study of 22 matrons, infection control staff and operating theatre staff who were questioned about their working lives and the role they played in the control of healthcare acquired infections such as MRSA virus in the UK. A theoretical framework drawi...

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Main Authors: Brown, Brian, Crawford, Paul, Nerlich, Brigitte, Koteyko, Nelya
Format: Article
Published: Elsevier 2008
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/1309/