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Incidence of peripheral intravenous catheter failure among inpatients: variability between microbiological data and clinical signs and symptoms
BACKGROUND: Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are the most widely used invasive devices among inpatients. Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) are serious yet preventable events for patients. Although the contribution of PIVCs towards these infections is gradually being recognised,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6647274/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31367345 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13756-019-0581-8 |