Catheter-related infections in a northwestern São Paulo reference unit for burned patients care

Despite improvements in care and rehabilitation of burned patients, infections still remain the main complication and death cause. Catheter-related infections are among the four most common infections and are associated with skin damage and insertion site colonization. There are few studies evaluati...

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Main Authors: Cláudio Penido Campos Júnior, Patrícia Sanches, Elizabete Aparecida Tedokon, Ana Carolina Remondi Souza, Ricardo Luiz Dantas Machado, Andréa Regina Baptista Rossit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000200009&lng=en&tlng=en