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Editorial
. 2017 Jul 7;12(7):1038-1039.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.05220517. Epub 2017 Jun 29.

Infection Monitoring in Dialysis Units: A Plea for "Cleaner" Data

Dana C Miskulin  1 , Ambreen Gul  2
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Editorial

Infection Monitoring in Dialysis Units: A Plea for "Cleaner" Data

Dana C Miskulin et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Animals; Hemodialysis Units; Hepatitis C; Heteroptera; Hospital; bacteremia; dialysis access; quality improvement; renal dialysis.

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