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This research has been supported by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing through the Rural Clinical Training and Support (RCTS) program. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.

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  2. Internal Medicine Service, Ballarat Health, Grampians Health Services, PO Box 577, Ballarat, 3353, Australia

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Hurley, J.C. Selective digestive decontamination-Con. Intensive Care Med 49, 982–983 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07146-0

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