Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129, October 2010

Soft tissue infections related to peripheral intravenous catheters in hospitalised patients: a case–control study

  • W.-L. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Nursing Department, Hsinchu Cathay General Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • S.-F. Liao

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • W.-C. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • C.-H. Huang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases and Infection Control Committee, Cathay General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • School of Medicine, Fu Jen Catholic University, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • C.-T. Fang

      Affiliations

    • Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Graduate Institute of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, 17 Xu-Zhou Road, Taipei, Taiwan. Tel.: +886 2 33668035; fax: +886 2 23952133.

Received 24 February 2010; accepted 20 May 2010. published online 09 July 2010.

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PII: S0195-6701(10)00248-3

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2010.05.012

Journal of Hospital Infection
Volume 76, Issue 2 , Pages 124-129, October 2010