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The Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill

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Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill

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  1. Section of Infectious Diseases (NS, DGM), Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, Wisconsin

    Nasia Safdar M.D., Leonard A. Mermel D.O. Sc.M. & Dennis G. Maki M.D.

  2. The Division of Infectious Disease (LAM), The Rhode Island Hospital, Brown Medical School, Providence, Rhode Island

    Nasia Safdar M.D., Leonard A. Mermel D.O. Sc.M. & Dennis G. Maki M.D.

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Safdar, N., Mermel, L.A., Maki, D.G. (2004). The Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Infection in the Critically Ill. In: O’Grady, N.P., Pittet, D. (eds) Catheter-Related Infections in the Critically Ill. Perspectives on Critical Care Infectious Diseases, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-8010-7_1

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