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- Rupali K Doshi, Gopi Patel, Richard Mackay, and Frances Wallach.
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. rupali.k.doshi@gmail.com
- Mt. Sinai J. Med. 2009 Feb 1; 76 (1): 84-94.
AbstractReducing nosocomial infection rates is a major component of healthcare improvement. This article reviews the epidemiology, prevention, and therapy for some of the most common healthcare-associated infections, including central line-associated bloodstream infections and catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and 3 common organisms: methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, multidrug- resistant gram-negative bacteria, and Clostridium difficile.
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