Reducing blood stream infections during catheter insertion

Radiologic Technology

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 532-540

  Petree, Cindy ^a   Wright, Donna Lee ^b   Sanders, Vicki ^b   Killion, Jeff B ^b  

^a St Francis Hospital   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; SEPSIS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 84868638203     PISSN: 00338397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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