| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - They occur when bacteria and other germs contaminate the central line, a tube that has been inserted into the patient???s vein, and are then carried into the bloodstream.??? The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are 250,000 of these infections annually, costing $2.7 billion to treat.??? Central-line infections have a death rate of from 12 to 25 percent.
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