Surveillance of catheter-related infections: the supplementary role of the microbiology laboratory.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on January 08, 2015

Authors

Wilhelmina Strasheim1, Martha M Kock2,3, Veronica Ueckermann4, Ebrahim Hoosien5, Andries W Dreyer6, Marthie M Ehlers7,8

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. wilkestrasheim@gmail.com.
2: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. marleen.kock@up.ac.za.
3: National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Pretoria, South Africa. marleen.kock@up.ac.za.
4: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. ueckermannv@live.com.
5: National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Pretoria, South Africa. ebbsterus@yahoo.com.
6: Centre for Tuberculosis, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, Johannesburg, South Africa. aw.dreyer@gmail.com.
7: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. marthie.ehlers@up.ac.za.
8: National Health Laboratory Service, Tshwane Academic Division, Pretoria, South Africa. marthie.ehlers@up.ac.za.

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