Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety.

Alexandre R. Marra; Oscar Fernando Pavão Dos Santos; Miguel Cendoroglo Neto; Michael B. Edmond

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Positive deviance: a new tool for infection prevention and patient safety.

August 11, 2014

Marra AR, Santos OFPD, Neto MC, et al. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2013.

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This commentary reveals how positive deviance can be applied in the hospital setting to reduce hospital-acquired infections.

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