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Controversies on Antibiotic Lock Technique Duration Experience with a 3-Day Course for Hematological Patients

Part of: BARRY FARR AWARD RECIPIENTS

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Andrea Tendas ,
Pasquale Niscola ,
Luca Cupelli ,
Alessandra Spagnoli ,
Laura Scaramucci ,
Marco Giovannini ,
Micaela Ales ,
Laura Cudillo ,
Alessandra Picardi  and
Milena Mirabile
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Andrea Tendas*
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Pasquale Niscola
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Luca Cupelli
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Alessandra Spagnoli
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Laura Scaramucci
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Marco Giovannini
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Micaela Ales
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Laura Cudillo
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Alessandra Picardi
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Milena Mirabile
Affiliation:
Laboratory of Clinical Pathology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Fernanda Bove
Affiliation:
Hematology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Silvana Falco
Affiliation:
Hematology, Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
Teresa Dentamaro
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
Paolo de Fabritiis
Affiliation:
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy
*
Hematology, S. Eugenio Hospital, Tor Vergata University, Piazzale dell'Umanesimo 10, Rome, Italy ([email protected])
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 4 , April 2011 , pp. 408 - 410
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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