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

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

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

Critical Care Medicine

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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