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Open Access 01-12-2020 | Probiotics | Review

Therapeutic Potential of the Gut Microbiota in the Management of Sepsis

Authors: Matteo Bassetti, Alessandra Bandera, Andrea Gori

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 1/2020

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Abstract

This article is one of ten reviews selected from the Annual Update in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 2020. Other selected articles can be found online at https://​www.​biomedcentral.​com/​collections/​annualupdate2020​. 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
Therapeutic Potential of the Gut Microbiota in the Management of Sepsis
Authors
Matteo Bassetti
Alessandra Bandera
Andrea Gori
Publication date
01-12-2020
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 1/2020
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2780-3

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