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Guidelines for the Prevention of Infections Associated with the Use of Vascular Catheters in Indian Intensive Care Units

RE Rajagopalan, AM Bhagwati, R Gopalakrishnan, VN Kamat, P Nagaraja, S Prayag, B Ramachandran, S Singhi, SK Todi

Citation Information : Rajagopalan R, Bhagwati A, Gopalakrishnan R, Kamat V, Nagaraja P, Prayag S, Ramachandran B, Singhi S, Todi S. Guidelines for the Prevention of Infections Associated with the Use of Vascular Catheters in Indian Intensive Care Units. Indian J Crit Care Med 2013; 17 (S1):3-14.

DOI: 10.5005/ijccm-17-S1-3

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 15-10-2020

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


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