Changing Part of Central Line Could Reduce Hospital Infections (VIDEO)

Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

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Simply replacing the connector in the IV system in patients with central lines could help reduce deadly bloodstream infections, researchers at Georgia Regents University have found. Dr. Cynthia C. Chernecky, a Professor of Nursing at GRU and a corresponding author discuss the study.

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