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In Vitro Efficacy of Antimicrobial-Treated Drainage Catheters in Preventing Bacterial Colonization in Biological Fluids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Mohammad D. Mansouri ,
Leah Awan  and
Rabih O. Darouiche
Mohammad D. Mansouri*
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Leah Awan
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Rabih O. Darouiche
Affiliation:
Baylor College of Medicine and Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Houston, Texas
*
Spinal Cord Injury Care Line, Building 100, Room 1B178 (128), Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Boulevard, Houston, TX 77030 (mdmansouri@aol.com)
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 32 , Issue 7 , July 2011 , pp. 731 - 732
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2011

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