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    Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections (2011)

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    Terminology and Estimates of Risk
    Table 1. Catheters Used for Venous and Arterial Access
    Epidemiology and Microbiology in Adult and Pediatric Patients
    Pathogenesis
    Strategies for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Adult and Pediatric Patients

    Page last reviewed: November 5, 2015
    Content source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), Division of Healthcare Quality Promotion (DHQP)
    home Intravascular catheter-related infection (BSI)
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      • Updated Recommendations on C-I Dressings expand
        • Authors, Disclosures, Contributors
        • Abbreviations
        • Summary of Recommendations
        • Background
        • Methods
        • Evidence Summary
        • Implementation Considerations for Patients aged 18 Years and Older
        • References
        • Appendix
    • Authors, Acknowledgement, and Disclosure
    • Notice to Readers
    • Introduction
    • Summary of Recommendations
    • Background Information expand
      • Terminology and Estimates of Risk
      • Table 1. Catheters Used for Venous and Arterial Access
      • Epidemiology and Microbiology in Adult and Pediatric Patients
      • Pathogenesis
      • Strategies for Prevention of Catheter-Related Infections in Adult and Pediatric Patients
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