Long-term reduction of vascular access-associated bloodstream infection [6]

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 875-876

  Eggimann, Philippe ^a   Hugonnet, Stéphane ^a   Sax, Hugo ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Chevrolet, Jean Claude ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTENSIVE CARE; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MORBIDITY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 18644369650     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-10-200505170-00025     Document Type: Letter

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