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NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Behind one hospital's fight against deadly infection.
Landro L. Wall Street Journal. June 5, 2012;D1.
BOOK/REPORTclassic
The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right.
Gawande A. New York, NY: Metropolitan Books; 2009. ISBN: 9780805091748.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Genome detectives solve a hospital's deadly outbreak.
Kolata G. New York Times. August 22, 2012.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Preventing infections: how Portland hospitals compare.
Rojas-Burke J. The Oregonian. May 8, 2010.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Scant oversight of drug maker in fatal meningitis outbreak.
Grady D, Pollack A, Tavernise S. New York Times. October 6, 2012.
AUDIOVISUAL
Wife 'heartbroken' at death blamed on meningitis.
Cohen E. CNN. October 15, 2012.
BOOK/REPORT
Patient Safety Authority Annual Reports.
Harrisburg, PA: Patient Safety Authority; April 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Don't let a hospital make you sick.
Mishori R. Parade Magazine. February 8, 2009.
STUDY
Patient characteristics and the occurrence of never events.
Fry DE, Pine M, Jones BL, Meimban RJ. Arch Surg. 2010;145:148-151.
BOOK/REPORT
HealthGrades Sixth Annual Patient Safety in American Hospitals Study.
Golden, CO: HealthGrades, Inc.; April 2009. 
BOOK/REPORT
MHA Keystone Center for Patient Safety & Quality 2010 Annual Report.
Lansing, MI: Michigan Health & Hospital Association; October 2010.
STUDY
Infection control assessment of ambulatory surgical centers.
Schaefer MK, Jhung M, Dahl M, et al. JAMA. 2010;303:2273-2279.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Dangerous infections are more likely in pediatric intensive-care units.
Consumer Reports. January 26, 2012.
COMMENTARY
Environmental Safety in the OR.
Linkin DR, Lautenbach E. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. February 2004.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Far more could be done to stop the deadly bacteria C. diff.
Eisler P. USA Today. August 16, 2012.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Hospital safety: your responsibility or theirs?
Teegardin C. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. April 28, 2013.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Physician accused of reusing devices has license suspended.
Harasim P. Las Vegas Review-Journal. March 15, 2011:1A.
NEWSPAPER/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Culture of resistance.
Berens MJ, Armstrong K. Seattle Times. November 16-18, 2008.
BOOK/REPORT
2009 National Healthcare Quality Report.
Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality; March 2010. AHRQ Publication No. 10-0003.
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