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STUDY

Statewide NICU central-line–associated bloodstream infection rates decline after bundles and checklists.

Schulman J, Stricof R, Stevens TP, et al; New York State Regional Perinatal Care Centers. Pediatrics. 2011;127:436-444.

STUDY

Quality of traditional surveillance for public reporting of nosocomial bloodstream infection rates.

Lin MY, Hota B, Khan YM, et al; CDC Prevention Epicenter Program. JAMA. 2010;304:2035-2041.

STUDY

Sustaining reductions in catheter related bloodstream infections in Michigan intensive care units: observational study.

Pronovost PJ, Goeschel CA, Colantuoni E, et al. BMJ. 2010;340:c309.

STUDY

Evaluation of an evidence-based, nurse-driven checklist to prevent hospital-acquired catheter-associated urinary tract infections in intensive care units.

Fuchs MA, Sexton DJ, Thornlow DK, Champagne MT. J Nurs Care Qual. 2011;26:101-109.

STUDY

Trends in central line–associated bloodstream infections in a trauma-surgical intensive care unit.

Ong A, Dysert K, Herbert C, et al. Arch Surg. 2011;146:302-307.

STUDY

The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections.

Lipitz-Snyderman A, Needham DM, Colantuoni E, et al. Arch Intern Med. 2011;171:856-858.

BOOK/REPORT

Tennessee Center for Patient Safety Annual Report 2010.

Nashville, TN: Tennessee Center for Patient Safety; August 2011.

STUDY

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus central line–associated bloodstream infections in US intensive care units, 1997-2007.

Burton DC, Edwards JR, Horan TC, Jernigan JA, Fridkin SK. JAMA. 2009;301:727-736.

PRESS RELEASE/ANNOUNCEMENT classic

AHRQ Patient Safety Project Reduces Bloodstream Infections by 40 Percent.

Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; September 10, 2012.

STUDY

Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: business case for quality improvement.

Nowak JE, Brilli RJ, Lake MR, et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2010;11:579-587.

STUDY

Elimination of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infections from the intensive care unit.

Longmate AG, Ellis KS, Boyle L, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:174-180.

SPECIAL OR THEME ISSUE

Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.

Crit Care Med. 2010;38:S265-S404.

STUDY

Reduction of central line infections in Veterans Administration intensive care units: an observational cohort using a central infrastructure to support learning and improvement.

Render ML, Hasselbeck R, Freyberg RW, Hofer TP, Sales AE, Almenoff PL; VA ICU Clinical Advisory Group. BMJ Qual Saf. 2011;20:725-732.

STUDY

Explaining Michigan: developing an ex post theory of a quality improvement program.

Dixon-Woods M, Bosk CL, Aveling EL, Goeschel CA, Pronovost PJ. Milbank Q. 2011;89:167-205.

COMMENTARY

Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist.

Perencevich EN, Pittet D. JAMA. 2009;301:1285-1287.

STUDY

Impact of a hospital-wide hand hygiene initiative on healthcare-associated infections: results of an interrupted time series.

Kirkland KB, Homa KA, Lasky RA, Ptak JA, Taylor EA, Splaine ME. BMJ Qual Saf. 2012;21:1019-1026.

BOOK/REPORT

MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality 2010 Annual Report.

Lansing, MI: Michigan Health & Hospital Association; October 2010.

STUDY

The business case for quality: economic analysis of the Michigan Keystone Patient Safety Program in ICUs.

Waters HR, Korn R Jr, Colantuoni E, et al. Am J Med Qual. 2011;26:333-339.

STUDY

Compliance with guidelines to prevent surgical site infections: as simple as 1-2-3?

Meeks DW, Lally KP, Carrick MM, et al. Am J Surg. 2011;201:76-83.

STUDY

A multidisciplinary approach to reduce central line–associated bloodstream infections.

McMullan C, Propper G, Schuhmacher C, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2013;39:61-69.

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