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APIC position paper: prevention of device-mediated blood-borne infections to health care workers. 1992 Governmental Affairs Committee of the Association for Practitioners in Infection Control, Inc.

Abstract：

:The Association for Practitioners in Infection Control, Inc. (APIC) is a multidisciplinary organization of over 9000 health care professionals who practice institutional epidemiology in the form of infection control and quality improvement within a variety of settings. As a national leader in prevention and control of infections, APIC supports efforts to reduce and eliminate device-mediated blood-borne infections.

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Am J Infect Control

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American journal of infection control

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10.1016/0196-6553(93)90230-2

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Has Abstract

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1993-04-01 00:00:00

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76-8

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2

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0196-6553

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1527-3296

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0196-6553(93)90230-2

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21

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杂志文章

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