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. 2001 Mar;174(3):157.
doi: 10.1136/ewjm.174.3.157.

Is it acceptable to discharge a heroin user with an intravenous line to complete his antibiotic therapy for cellulitis at home under a nurse's supervision? No: a home central line is too hazardous

W K Mallon  1
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Is it acceptable to discharge a heroin user with an intravenous line to complete his antibiotic therapy for cellulitis at home under a nurse's supervision? No: a home central line is too hazardous

W K Mallon. West J Med. 2001 Mar.
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