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Simple Quality Improvement Interventions Reduce Unnecessary Intravascular Device Dwell Time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Stephen J. McBride,
David W. Scott,
David G. Partridge and
Simon E. Briggs
Stephen J. McBride*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
David W. Scott
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
David G. Partridge
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, United Kingdom
Simon E. Briggs
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Auckland City Hospital, Private Bag 92024 Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland 1142, New Zealand (smcbride@adhb.govt.nz)
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Letters to the Editor
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 29 , Issue 5 , May 2008, pp. 469 - 470
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2008

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