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NJ.com: “Hospitals get a mixed report card for preventing dangerous infections”

February 9, 2015 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

NJ.com (January 16, 2015) “Hospitals get a mixed report card for preventing dangerous infections.” NOTABLE QUOTES Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Eliminating hospital infections is a “top priority.”…

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Some Facts about Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs)

May 21, 2013 Lawrence F Muscarella PhD

Initial remarks: This blog, by Lawrence F Muscarella, PhD, lists a few important facts about central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs). Central venous catheters, or simply central lines, are long, narrow…

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