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Sepsis Occurrence and Its Prognosis in Latin America

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  1. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia

    Fabián Jaimes MD, MSc, PhDc (Assistant Professor of Medicine and Clinical Epidemiology)

  2. Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia

    Rodolfo J. Dennis MD, MSc (Professorof Medicine)

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Fundacion Cardioinfinatil, Bogotá, Colombia

    Rodolfo J. Dennis MD, MSc (Professorof Medicine)

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    Marco A. Perafán MD

  3. Department of Surgery Klinikum Grosshadern, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Eugen Faist MD

  4. Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Bocagrande, Cartagena, Colombia

    Carmelo Dueñas Castell MD

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Jaimes, F., Dennis, R.J. (2006). Sepsis Occurrence and Its Prognosis in Latin America. In: Ortiz-Ruiz, G., Perafán, M.A., Faist, E., Castell, C.D. (eds) Sepsis. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-34574-4_2

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