Clinical use of disinfectable needle-free connectors

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2008, Pages S175.e1-S175.e4

  Yébenes, Juan C ^a   Serra Prat, Mateu ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DISINFECTABLE NEEDLE FREE CONNECTOR; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NURSING STAFF; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE;

EID: 57149126077     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2008.10.013     Document Type: Article

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