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      Closing the Translation Gap: Toolkit-based Implementation of Universal Decolonization in Adult Intensive Care Units Reduces Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infections in 95 Community Hospitals.

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          Abstract

          Challenges exist in implementing evidence-based strategies, reaching high compliance, and achieving desired outcomes. The rapid adoption of a publicly available toolkit featuring routine universal decolonization of intensive care unit (ICU) patients may affect catheter-related bloodstream infections.

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          Journal
          Clin. Infect. Dis.
          Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
          Oxford University Press (OUP)
          1537-6591
          1058-4838
          Jul 15 2016
          : 63
          : 2
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Houston.
          [2 ] Hospital Corporation of America, Nashville, Tennessee.
          [3 ] Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts.
          [4 ] University of California, Irvine Health School of Medicine.
          Article
          ciw282
          10.1093/cid/ciw282
          27143669
          17299931-5a81-426d-a662-e129d85cf2f9
          History

          decolonization,healthcare-associated central line–associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI),learning health system,quality improvement,universal decolonization

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