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Practice Guideline
. 2011 May;52(9):1087-99.
doi: 10.1093/cid/cir138.

Summary of recommendations: Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections

Naomi P O'Grady  1 , Mary Alexander, Lillian A Burns, E Patchen Dellinger, Jeffrey Garland, Stephen O Heard, Pamela A Lipsett, Henry Masur, Leonard A Mermel, Michele L Pearson, Issam I Raad, Adrienne G Randolph, Mark E Rupp, Sanjay Saint; Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC) (Appendix 1)
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Practice Guideline

Summary of recommendations: Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections

Naomi P O'Grady et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May.
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