title: Reducing catheter-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit: Business case for quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Critical Care Physician, Children's Respiratory and Critical Care Specialists, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
authors.forename: Jeffrey E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nowak
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Brilli
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lake
authors.forename: Karen W
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Sparling
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Butcher
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schulte
authors.forename: Derek S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Wheeler
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D017721:Hospital Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies