367Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine (CHG) Bathing on Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) Transmission and Infection at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
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367. Effect of Daily Chlorhexidine (CHG) Bathing on Multidrug-resistant Organisms (MDROs) Transmission and Infection at an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Rodolfo Quiros, MD; Maria Casanova, MD; Maria Pereyra Acuña, MD; Guillermina Kremer, MD; Andrea Novau, RN; Leonardo Fabbro, RN; Marcelino Enriquez, RN; Maximiliana La Rosa Salaberry, RN; Prevention and Control Infection Department, HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO AUSTRAL, PILAR, Argentina; Adult Medical-Surgical Intensive Care Unit, HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO AUSTRAL, PILAR, Argentina
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دوره 1 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 2014