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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

Facing the ongoing challenge of the febrile young infant

Authors: Adrienne G. DePorre, Paul L. Aronson, Russell J. McCulloh

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2017. Other selected articles can be found online at http://​ccforum.​com/​series/​annualupdate2017​. Further information about the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine is available from http://​www.​springer.​com/​series/​8901.
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Metadata
Title
Facing the ongoing challenge of the febrile young infant
Authors
Adrienne G. DePorre
Paul L. Aronson
Russell J. McCulloh
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-017-1646-9

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