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. 2011 May 9;171(9):856-8.

doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.161.

The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line-associated bloodstream infections

Allison Lipitz-Snyderman¹, Dale M Needham, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Christine A Goeschel, Jill A Marsteller, David A Thompson, Sean M Berenholtz, Lisa H Lubomski, Sam Watson, Peter J Pronovost

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PMID: 21555666
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.161

The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line-associated bloodstream infections

Allison Lipitz-Snyderman et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011.

. 2011 May 9;171(9):856-8.

doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.161.

Authors

Allison Lipitz-Snyderman¹, Dale M Needham, Elizabeth Colantuoni, Christine A Goeschel, Jill A Marsteller, David A Thompson, Sean M Berenholtz, Lisa H Lubomski, Sam Watson, Peter J Pronovost

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¹ Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland 21231, USA. alipitz@jhsph.edu

PMID: 21555666
DOI: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.161

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