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Universal Maximal Sterile Barrier Precautions May Be Unnecessary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

F. Kapadia  and
C. Rodrigues
F. Kapadia
Affiliation:
Hinduja National Hospitaland Medical Research Centre Bombay, India
C. Rodrigues
Affiliation:
Hinduja National Hospitaland Medical Research Centre Bombay, India
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Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 15 , Issue 11 , November 1994 , pp. 685
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1994 

References

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2. Maki, DJ. Yes, Virginia, aseptic technique is very important: maximal barrier precautions during insertion reduce the risk of central venouscatheter-relatedbacteremia. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 1994;15:227–230.10.2307/30145573CrossRefGoogle Scholar