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De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply

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  1. Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, #130-155 College Street, Toronto, ON, M5T1P8, Canada

    Craig Dale

  2. Tory Trauma Program, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Canada

    Craig Dale

  3. University of Toronto Centre for the Study of Pain, Toronto, Canada

    Craig Dale

  4. Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Canada

    Craig Dale & Brian Cuthbertson

  5. Interdepartmental Division of Critical Care, Department of Medicine, Surgery, Anaesthesia and Paediatrics, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 204 Victoria Street, 4th Floor, Room 411, Toronto, ON, M5B 1T8, Canada

    Craig Dale & Brian Cuthbertson

  6. Department of Critical Care Medicine, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, D108 - 2075 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON, M4N 3M5, Canada

    Brian Cuthbertson

  7. Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    Brian Cuthbertson

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Dale, C., Cuthbertson, B. De-adoption of chlorhexidine oral care and ICU mortality. Authors’ reply. Intensive Care Med 48, 626–627 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-022-06649-6

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