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Risk factors for vascular catheter-related bloodstream infections in pediatric intensive care units

Fabíola Peixoto Ferreira La Torre, Gabriel Baldanzi, Eduardo Juan Troster

Revista Brasileira de Terapia Intensiva · 2018 · 33 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

A longer duration of central venous catheter use and the use of more than one central venous catheter at once were the main risk factors for CLABSI in pediatric intensive care units.

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