894Evaluating Clinical Credibility of Surveillance Definitions for Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia and Lower Respiratory Infections
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Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia and Lower Respiratory Infections Isaac See, MD; Julia Chang, BA; Nicole Gualandi, RN, MS; Genevieve L. Buser, MDCM, MSHP; Pamela Rohrbach, RN, CIC; Debra Smeltz, RN; Mary Jo Bellush, MSN, CIC; Susan Coffin, MD, MPH; Jane M. Gould, MD; Patricia Hennessey, RN, BSN, MSN, CIC; Debra Hess, RN, CIC; Sydney Hubbard, MPH; Andrea Kiernan, MLT (ASCP), CIC; Judith O’donnell, MD; David Pegues, MD, FIDSA, FSHEA; Jeffrey R. Miller, MD, MPH; Shelley S. Magill, MD, PhD; Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA; UCLA Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA; Acute and Communicable Disease Prevention, Oregon Health Authority, Portland, OR; Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburg, PA; Excela Health Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA; The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA; St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, Philadelphia, PA; Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA; Pennsylvania Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA; University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA; Career Epidemiology Field Officer, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, CDC, assigned to the Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harrisburgh, PA
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