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  1. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

    R.E. Sarginson

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

    N. Taylor

  3. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain

    M.A. de la Cal

  4. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

    H.K.F. van Saene M.D.

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK

    H. K. F. van Saene M.D.

  2. Department of Critical Care Medicine, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain

    M. A. De La Cal M.D.

  3. Emergency Department and Unit of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Presidio Ospedaliero of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy

    L. Silvestri M.D.

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Sarginson, R., Taylor, N., de la Cal, M., van Saene, H. (2005). Glossary of Terms and Definitions. In: van Saene, H.K.F., De La Cal, M.A., Silvestri, L. (eds) Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit. Topics in Anaesthesia and Critical Care. Springer, Milano . https://doi.org/10.1007/88-470-0361-X_1

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