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Utility of the Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection Patient Safety Indicator

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 August 2016

Alexandre R. Marra*
Affiliation:
Office of Clinical Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa Division of Medical Practice, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.
Debra B. Jansen
Affiliation:
Office of Clinical Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
Michael B. Edmond
Affiliation:
Office of Clinical Quality, Safety and Performance Improvement, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa
*
Address correspondence to Alexandre Rodrigues Marra, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 (alexandre-rodriguesmarra@uiowa.edu).

Abstract

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© 2016 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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