Experimental study on the safety of a new connecting device

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 296-300

  Trautmann, Matthias ^a   Moosbauer, Stephanie ^a   Schmitz, Franz Josef ^a   Lepper, Philipp M ^a,b  

^a KLINIKUM STUTTGART   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DEVICE; HUMAN; INFUSION; INFUSION SYSTEM; INOCULATION; INTENSIVE CARE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SYRINGE;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; SEPSIS;

EID: 3342983315     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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