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The micro-organism responsible for central venous catheter related bloodstream infection depends on catheter site

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofras/n. La Cuesta, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Leonardo Lorente, José Luis Iribarren, Juan José Jiménez, María M. Martín & María L. Mora

  2. Research Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofras/n. La Cuesta, La Laguna, 38320, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

    Alejandro Jiménez

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Lorente, L., Jiménez, A., Iribarren, J.L. et al. The micro-organism responsible for central venous catheter related bloodstream infection depends on catheter site. Intensive Care Med 32, 1449–1450 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0266-7

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