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An evaluation of metrics for assessing catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs): A statewide comparison

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2020

Dana E. Pepe ,
Meghan Maloney ,
Vivian Leung ,
Adora Harizaj ,
David B. Banach ,
Louise-Marie Dembry  and
Sonali D. Advani Open the ORCID record for Sonali D. Advani [Opens in a new window]
Dana E. Pepe
Affiliation:
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
Meghan Maloney
Affiliation:
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut
Vivian Leung
Affiliation:
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut
Adora Harizaj
Affiliation:
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut
David B. Banach
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut
Louise-Marie Dembry
Affiliation:
Veterans’ Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, Connecticut Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut
Sonali D. Advani*
Affiliation:
Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina Duke Center for Antimicrobial Stewardship and Infection Prevention, Durham, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Sonali D. Advani, Email: sonali.advani@duke.edu
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 41 , Issue 4 , April 2020 , pp. 481 - 483
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© 2020 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved

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Footnotes

PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. The data in this manuscript were presented as a poster no. 1162 at IDWeek 2019 on October 5, 2019, in Washington, DC.

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