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Prevention of recurrent central venous catheter infections with a novel flush solution in a patient on long-term hemodialysis

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  1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Kumudchandra J. Sheth

  2. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA

    Kelly J. Henrickson

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Sheth, K.J., Henrickson, K.J. Prevention of recurrent central venous catheter infections with a novel flush solution in a patient on long-term hemodialysis. Pediatr Nephrol 7, 506 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00857587

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