Point prevalence survey of peripheral venous catheter usage in a large tertiary care university hospital in Germany

BACKGROUND: Bloodstream infections (BSI) are among the most frequently documented healthcare-associated infections (HAI). Central and peripheral venous catheters (CVC and PVC) are relevant risk factors for BSI. Although the risk for BSI is higher for CVC, PVC are utilized more frequently and are the...

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Autores principales: Aghdassi, Seven Johannes Sam, Schröder, Christin, Gruhl, Désirée, Gastmeier, Petra, Salm, Florian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0468-8

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6335674/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30675342
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0468-8

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