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An educational intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a nonteaching, community medical center*

David K. Warren, Jeanne E. Zack, Michael J. Cox, Max M. Cohen, Victoria J. Fraser

Critical Care Medicine · 2003 · 126 citations · 30 references

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Abstract

A focused, educational intervention among nurses and physicians in a nonteaching community hospital resulted in a significant, sustained reduction in the incidence of catheter-associated bloodstream infection.

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