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Many patients experience increased hospital stays, poor health outcomes, or die each year, as a result of healthcare-acquired infections. Evonne Curran discusses the most common types of infection and suggests how nurses can minimise the risks of infection in clinical settings.
Nursing Standard. 16, 1, 45-52. doi: 10.7748/ns2001.09.16.1.45.c3086
Correspondenceevonne.curran@gghb.scot.nhs.uk
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