| Structural problems of medical news reports in newspapers: a verification of news reports on an incident of mass nosocomial Serratia infection. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 20108020 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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It is unclear how changes in the content and number of news reports over time affect the impressions made in the minds of newspaper readers. This study targeted news reports in major newspapers regarding an incident of mass nosocomial Serratia infection that occurred at one clinic. The trends in the total number of articles and total number of characters contained in the articles were congruent, with a peak on the day after the incident was disclosed and a rapid decrease thereafter. The numbers of articles and characters that appeared during the first 3 days corresponded to 45 and 51% of those that appeared during the entire study period. On day 9, it was published that Serratia liquefaciens propagated on medical instruments, and both the number of articles and the number of characters increased by approximately 40% in comparison to those published on the day after the initial report of the incident. The individual articles were deemed to be medically accurate; however, the main problem was that only part of the specific medical issue had been emphasized because of a poor balance in the number of news reports on this topic. |
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Authors:
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Yasuhiro Mizuno; Hiroto Narimatsu; Yukiko Kishi; Yuko Kodama; Naoko Murashige; Koichiro Yuji; Tomoko Matsumura; Masahiro Kami |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2010-01-27 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of infection and chemotherapy : official journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy Volume: 16 ISSN: 1437-7780 ISO Abbreviation: J. Infect. Chemother. Publication Date: 2010 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-04-05 Completed Date: 2010-07-07 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9608375 Medline TA: J Infect Chemother Country: Japan |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 107-12 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Chlorhexidine
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analogs & derivatives Cross Infection / epidemiology*, psychology Disease Outbreaks* Equipment Contamination Humans Infusions, Intravenous Journalism, Medical* Malpractice Newspapers* Serratia Infections / epidemiology*, psychology Serratia liquefaciens / isolation & purification* Terminology as Topic |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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18472-51-0/chlorhexidine gluconate; 55-56-1/Chlorhexidine |
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