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Peripheral venous catheters: An underrecognized source of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2022

Heather L. Young Open the ORCID record for Heather L. Young [Opens in a new window] ,
Deborah A. Aragon ,
Lindsey Cella  and
Kevin E. McVaney
Heather L. Young*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Deborah A. Aragon
Affiliation:
Department of Patient Safety and Quality, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado
Lindsey Cella
Affiliation:
Denver Health Paramedics, Denver, Colorado
Kevin E. McVaney
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center and the University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colorado
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Author for correspondence: Heather L. Young MD, E-mail: Heather.Young2@dhha.org
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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 44 , Issue 1 , January 2023 , pp. 140 - 143
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© The Author(s), 2022. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

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