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Evaluating the Accuracy of Sampling to Estimate Central Line–Days Simplification of the National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance Methods

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Nicola D. Thompson ,
Jonathan R. Edwards ,
Wendy Bamberg ,
Zintars G. Beldavs ,
Ghinwa Dumyati ,
Deborah Godine ,
Meghan Maloney ,
Marion Kainer ,
Susan Ray  and
Deborah Thompson
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Nicola D. Thompson*
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Jonathan R. Edwards
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
Wendy Bamberg
Affiliation:
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Denver, Colorado
Zintars G. Beldavs
Affiliation:
Oregon Health Authority, Portland, Oregon
Ghinwa Dumyati
Affiliation:
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Deborah Godine
Affiliation:
California Emerging Infections Program, Oakland, California
Meghan Maloney
Affiliation:
Connecticut Department of Public Health, Hartford, Connecticut
Marion Kainer
Affiliation:
Tennessee Department of Health, Nashville, Tennessee
Susan Ray
Affiliation:
Georgia Emerging Infections Program, Atlanta, Georgia
Deborah Thompson
Affiliation:
New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, New Mexico
Lucy Wilson
Affiliation:
Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, Maryland
Shelley S. Magill
Affiliation:
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
*
Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Road MS A-24, Atlanta, GA 30333 ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , March 2013 , pp. 221 - 228
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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