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Evaluation of the Reporting Validity of Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infection Data to a Provincial Surveillance Program

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Patricia S. Fontela ,
Isabelle Rocher ,
Robert W. Platt ,
Madhukar Pai ,
David L. Buckeridge ,
Charles Frenette ,
Marc Dionne  and
Caroline Quach
Patricia S. Fontela*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Isabelle Rocher
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Canada
Robert W. Platt
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Madhukar Pai
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
David L. Buckeridge
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Charles Frenette
Affiliation:
McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada
Marc Dionne
Affiliation:
Institut National de Santé Publique du Québec, Montreal, Canada
Caroline Quach
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
*
Montreal Children's Hospital, McGill University, 2300, Tupper–C-1242, Montreal, QC H3H 1P3, Canada ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 2 , February 2013 , pp. 217 - 219
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013 

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