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Review
. 2010;14(2):212.
doi: 10.1186/cc8853. Epub 2010 Mar 9.

Prevention of central venous catheter-related infection in the intensive care unit

Denis Frasca  1 , Claire Dahyot-Fizelier, Olivier Mimoz
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Review

Prevention of central venous catheter-related infection in the intensive care unit

Denis Frasca et al. Crit Care. 2010.

Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2010 (Springer Verlag) and co-published as a series in Critical Care. Other articles in the series can be found online at http://ccforum.com/series/yearbook. Further information about the Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://www.springer.com/series/2855.

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Pathophysiology of central line infection.
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