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- Severe Sepsis
- Acute Lung Injury
- West Nile Virus
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
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Girard, T., Opal, S., Ely, E. (2005). Severe Sepsis in the Elderly. In: Vincent, JL. (eds) Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2005. EN]Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 2005. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-26272-5_38
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