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Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, Gelre Ziekenhuizen, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands

    J.H. Rommes

  2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

    A. Selby

  3. Department of Intensive Care, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    D.F. Zandstra

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    H. K. F. van Saene M.D.

  2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain

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  3. Emergency Department and Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy

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Rommes, J., Selby, A., Zandstra, D. (2005). Therapy of Infection. In: van Saene, H.K.F., De La Cal, M.A., Silvestri, L. (eds) Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano . https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0361-X_23

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