Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

Naomi P. O'Grady; Mary Alexander; Lillian A. Burns; Patchen Dellinger; Jeffrey Garland; Stephen O. Heard; Pamela A. Lipsett; Henry Masur; Leonard A. Mermel; Michele L. Pearson; Issam I. Raad; Adrienne G. Randolph; Mark E. Rupp; Sanjay Saint; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee

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Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections.

May 25, 2011

O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, et al. American journal of infection control. 2011;39(4 Suppl 1):S1-34.

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