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Surveillance of catheter-related infections: the supplementary role of the microbiology laboratory

BACKGROUND: The burden of catheter-related infections (CRIs) in developing countries is severe. In South Africa, a standardised surveillance definition does not exist and the collection of catheter days is challenging. The aim of the study was to provide baseline data on the prevalence of CRIs and t...

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Autores principales: Strasheim, Wilhelmina, Kock, Martha M, Ueckermann, Veronica, Hoosien, Ebrahim, Dreyer, Andries W, Ehlers, Marthie M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4297450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25566999
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-014-0743-5