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Intensive Care Medicine
Published in: Intensive Care Medicine 4/2022

Open Access 01-04-2022 | Septicemia | Correspondence

Do not forget the blood cultures!

Authors: Christian Scheer, Matthias Gründling, Sven-Olaf Kuhn

Published in: Intensive Care Medicine | Issue 4/2022

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We read the new international guideline on the management of sepsis and septic shock 2021 [1] with excitement and interest, as the regular updates represent the framework for sepsis therapy. …
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Metadata
Title
Do not forget the blood cultures!
Authors
Christian Scheer
Matthias Gründling
Sven-Olaf Kuhn
Publication date
01-04-2022
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Intensive Care Medicine / Issue 4/2022
Print ISSN: 0342-4642
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1238
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-021-06612-x

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