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The little things matter—How peer audits contribute to CLABSI prevention

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 December 2019

Lauren M. DiBiase
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Shelley K. Summerlin-Long*
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Mark O. Buchanan
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Lisa J. Teal
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Emily E. Sickbert-Bennett
Affiliation:
University of North Carolina Health Care, Chapel Hill, North Carolina UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
*
Author for correspondence: Shelley Summerlin-Long, E-mail: shelley.summerlin-long@unchealth.unc.edu

Abstract

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Type
Research Brief
Copyright
© 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.

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