A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- 1 March 2010
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
- Vol. 31 (3), 241-248
- https://doi.org/10.1086/650448
Abstract
A Quality Improvement Initiative to Reduce Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - Volume 31 Issue 3 - Matthew J. Bizzarro, Barbara Sabo, Melanie Noonan, Mary-Pat Bonfiglio, Veronika Northrup, Karen Diefenbach, Central Venous Catheter Initiative CommitteeKeywords
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