Device‐Associated Infections: A Macroproblem that Starts with Microadherence
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- 1 November 2001
- journal article
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- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 33 (9) , 1567-1572
- https://doi.org/10.1086/323130
Abstract
Medical devices are responsible for a large portion of nosocomial infections, particularly in critically ill patients. Device-associated infections cKeywords
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