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In patients with fever, shock is nearly always preceded by microbial infection, and particulary bacteraemia.
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Bossink, A.W.J., Groeneveld, A.B.J., Hack, C.E. et al. Bacteraemia as a risk factor for septic shock in medical patients with fever. Intensive Care Med 22 (Suppl 1), S27 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01921201
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