Discussions in Infection Control

An independent site by Lawrence F Muscarella PhD -- a national authority on the causes and prevention of healthcare-associated infections and related errors.

Category: Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections

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Three Facts and Myths about Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)

December 11, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

A blog by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD: 1. Fact? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR; click here to read the…

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Infection Rates and the Evaluations of Interventions: A Common ‘Post Hoc Fallacy’?

October 24, 2012 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

This article provides a reply to a Wall Street Journal article entitled: “Medicare Shift Fails to Cut Hospital Infections” and posted October 10, 2012. It provides some tools to use…

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