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Central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection and colonisation of insertion site and catheter tip. What are the rates and risk factors in haematology patients?

Dirk Luft, Claudia Schmoor, Christine Wilson, Andreas F. Widmer, Hartmut Bertz, Reno Frei, Dominik Heim, Markus Dettenkofer

Annals of Hematology · 2010 · 43 citations · 34 references

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A Semiquantitative Culture Method for Identifying Intravenous-Catheter-Related Infection

Dennis G. Maki, Carol E. Weise, Harold W. Sarafin · New England Journal of Medicine · 1977 · 2.1K citations

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epic3: National Evidence-Based Guidelines for Preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections in NHS Hospitals in England

Heather Loveday, Jennie Wilson, Robert Pratt et al. · Journal of Hospital Infection · 2013 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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Nosocomial bloodstream infection in critically ill patients. Excess length of stay, extra costs, and attributable mortality

Didier Pittet · JAMA · 1994 · 1.4K citations · Full text

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Nosocomial Bloodstream Infection in Critically III Patients

Didier Pittet · JAMA · 1994 · 945 citations

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Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections

Leonard A. Mermel · Annals of Internal Medicine · 2000 · 923 citations

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