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What’s new in catheter-related infection: skin cleansing and skin antisepsis

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

    Olivier Mimoz

  2. UFR de Médecine-Pharmacie, Université de Poitiers, 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 and Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health System and University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA

    Vineet Chopra

  5. Medical Intensive Care Unit, AP-HP, Bichat University Hospital, Paris, France

    Jean-François Timsit

  6. University Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France

    Jean-François Timsit

  7. INSERM, UMR 1137–IAME Team 5–DeSCID: Decision Sciences in Infectious Diseases Control and Care, Paris, France

    Jean-François Timsit

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OM received research grants, lecture, and consultancy fees from CareFusion. VC is supported by a career development award from the Agency for Healthcare Quality Research. JFT received research grants from 3M Company.

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Mimoz, O., Chopra, V. & Timsit, JF. What’s new in catheter-related infection: skin cleansing and skin antisepsis. Intensive Care Med 42, 1784–1786 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-016-4244-4

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