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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Indian J Med Paediatr Oncol 2005; 26(01): 31-40
DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1733105
Review Article

Recent Advances in Management of Intravascular Catheter Related Infections

AMIT Kamur SINGHAL
UnitofAnaesthesiology,InstituteRotaryCancerHospital,AIIMS,New Delhi,India
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SEEMA MISHRA
UnitofAnaesthesiology,InstituteRotaryCancerHospital,AIIMS,New Delhi,India
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SUSHMA BHATNAGAR
UnitofAnaesthesiology,InstituteRotaryCancerHospital,AIIMS,New Delhi,India
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