Prospective pilot study on the incidence of infections caused by peripheral venous catheters at a general surgical ward
[english] Device-associated infections comprise a significant proportion of all nosocomial infections. In this prospective, observational pilot study the incidence of infections in 89 peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) was documented on a general surgical ward employing an infection data sheet devel...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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German Medical Science GMS Publishing House
2013-04-01
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Series: | GMS Hygiene and Infection Control |
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Online Access: | http://www.egms.de/static/en/journals/dgkh/2013-8/dgkh000206.shtml |