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Selective decontamination using antibiotics in ICU patients: counterfactual protection versus contextual hazard toward bacteremia incidences

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Hurley, J. Selective decontamination using antibiotics in ICU patients: counterfactual protection versus contextual hazard toward bacteremia incidences. Crit Care 18 (Suppl 2), P4 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1186/cc14007

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