Risk factors and preventive measures for catheter-related bloodstream infections
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Risk factors and preventive measures for catheter-related bloodstream infections.
OBJECTIVE To review the risk factors of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection and the recommendations for its prevention. SOURCES PubMed, Cochrane Collaboration and Bireme were reviewed using the following inclusion criteria: studies published between 2000 and 2010, study design, hospitalized pediatric population with central venous catheters and studies about central venous c...
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عنوان ژورنال: Jornal de Pediatria
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0021-7557
DOI: 10.2223/jped.2134