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Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit.
Crit Care Med. 2010;38:S265-S404.

Articles in this special issue describe strategies to reduce infections in the intensive care unit, including human factors design, guideline use, collaborative projects, and hand hygiene compliance.
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Preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: thinking outside the checklist.
Perencevich EN, Pittet D. JAMA. 2009;301:1285-1287.
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Using evidence, rigorous measurement, and collaboration to eliminate central catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
Sawyer M, Weeks K, Goeschel CA, et al. Crit Care Med. 2010;38(suppl 8):S292-S298.
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The ability of intensive care units to maintain zero central line–associated bloodstream infections.
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Collaborative cohort study of an intervention to reduce ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.
Berenholtz SM, Pham JC, Thompson DA, et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2011;32:305-314. 
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