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Infection Control in the Intensive Care Unit

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  1. Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    A.R. De Gaudio

  2. Section of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Department of Critical Care, University of Florence, Florence, Italy

    A. Di Filippo

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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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De Gaudio, A., Di Filippo, A. (2005). Device Policies. 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_11

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