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Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 11/2015

Open Access 01-11-2015 | Letter

Antimicrobial de-escalation in septic cancer patients: is it safe to back down?

Authors: Alla Paskovaty, Stephen M. Pastores, Zivile Gedrimaite, Natalie Kostelecky, Elyn R. Riedel, Susan K. Seo

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 11/2015

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Title
Antimicrobial de-escalation in septic cancer patients: is it safe to back down?
Authors
Alla Paskovaty
Stephen M. Pastores
Zivile Gedrimaite
Natalie Kostelecky
Elyn R. Riedel
Susan K. Seo
Publication date
01-11-2015
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 11/2015
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-4016-6

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