Impact of needleless connectors in the bloodstream infection: A systematic review;Impacto de los conectores sin agujas en la infección de la corriente sanguínea: Revisión sistemática

ACTA Paulista de Enfermagem

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 568-573

  Mendonça, Silvia Helena Frota ^a   Lacerda, Rúbia Aparecida ^b  

^a HOSPITAL SAMARITANO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Cross infection; Review literature as topic

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149422234     PISSN: 01032100     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0103-21002010000400020     Document Type: Article

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