Experts Downplay Medical Device Role In Combating Hospital-Acquired Infections
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Device companies have been developing and marketing special products to help hospitals prevent infections, but those on the ground say simple procedural changes may play a bigger role in the effort.
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