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What’s new in skin antisepsis for short-term intravascular catheters: new data to address old problems?

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  1. CHU de Poitiers, Service des Urgences Adultes-SAMU 86-SMUR, 86021, Poitiers, France

    Olivier Mimoz

  2. Université de Poitiers, UFR de Médecine-Pharmacie, Poitiers, France

    Olivier Mimoz

  3. Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM) U1070, Pharmacologie des Agents anti-Infectieux, Poitiers, France

    Olivier Mimoz

  4. Patient Safety Enhancement Program VA Ann Arbor Health System and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Vineet Chopra

  5. Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University of Basel Hospitals, Basel, Switzerland

    Andreas Widmer

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O.M. received research grants, lecture, and consultancy fees from CareFusion. V.C. is supported by a career development award from the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research. A.W. received a grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation # 32003B-149736.

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Mimoz, O., Chopra, V. & Widmer, A. What’s new in skin antisepsis for short-term intravascular catheters: new data to address old problems?. Intensive Care Med 42, 2043–2045 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4490-5

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