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Development of a Core Team for the Management of Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Benjamin J. Parcell ,
Lasantha Ratnayake ,
Ian Zealley  and
Gabby Phillips
Benjamin J. Parcell*
Affiliation:
Medical Microbiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, National Health Service Tayside, Dundee DDI 9SY, Scotland, United Kingdom
Lasantha Ratnayake
Affiliation:
Department of Medical Microbiology, James Paget University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Lowestoft Road, Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk NR31 6LA, England, United Kingdom
Ian Zealley
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DDI 9SY, Scotland, United Kingdom
Gabby Phillips
Affiliation:
Medical Microbiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, National Health Service Tayside, Dundee DDI 9SY, Scotland, United Kingdom
*
Medical Microbiology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, National Health Service Tayside, Dundee DDI 9SY, Scotland, United Kingdom (b.parcell@nhs.net)
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Letters to the Editor
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 12 , December 2013 , pp. 1328 - 1329
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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