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Published in: Critical Care 1/2019

Open Access 01-12-2019 | Nosocomial Infection | Letter

Positive cultures and clinical outcomes in septic patients: be aware of the influence from patient selection and the in-hospital confounders

Authors: Romain Jouffroy, Benoît Vivien

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2019

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To the Editor: …
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Metadata
Title
Positive cultures and clinical outcomes in septic patients: be aware of the influence from patient selection and the in-hospital confounders
Authors
Romain Jouffroy
Benoît Vivien
Publication date
01-12-2019
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2019
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-019-2602-7

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