Catheter Related Bloodstream Infection (CR-BSI) in ICU Patients: Making the Decision to Remove or Not to Remove the Central Venous Catheter

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Rodrigo Octávio Deliberato ,

* E-mail: rodrigo.deliberato@einstein.br

Affiliation Critical Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Alexandre R. Marra,

Affiliation Critical Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Thiago Domingos Corrêa,

Affiliation Critical Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Marinês Dalla Vale Martino,

Affiliation Microbiology Laboratory Department, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Luci Correa,

Affiliation Infection Control Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Oscar Fernando Pavão dos Santos,

Affiliation Critical Care Unit, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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Michael B. Edmond

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
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