Effect of an Evidence-Based Hand Washing Policy on Hand Washing Rates and False-Positive Coagulase Negative Staphylococcus Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Culture Rates in a Level III NICU
- 27 February 2002
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Perinatology
- Vol. 22 (2) , 137-143
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.jp.7210661
Abstract
JPER is a multi-disciplinary journal that promotes the health of the preterm infant.Keywords
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