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The “Sepsis syndrome” refers to the clinical and biological manifestations of infection, no matter the intensity of the symptoms or the type and timing of infection.
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Le Gall, J.R., Lemeshow, S. (1995). SAPS II and MPM II Models for Early Severe Sepsis. In: Vincent, JL., Sibbald, W.J. (eds) Clinical Trials for the Treatment of Sepsis. Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, vol 19. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-79224-3_10
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