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2030: the need for microbiologists and antimicrobial stewardship teams will still remain paramount

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  1. Infectious Diseases and Intensive Care Unit, Pontchaillou University Hospital, 2, Rue Henri Le Guilloux, 35033, Rennes Cedex 9, France

    David Luque-Paz & Pierre Tattevin

  2. Department of Clinical Microbiology, Rennes University Hospital, Rennes, France

    Adrien Turban & Vincent Cattoir

  3. UMR_S1230 BRM, Inserm, University of Rennes, Rennes, France

    David Luque-Paz, Adrien Turban, Pierre Tattevin & Vincent Cattoir

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Luque-Paz, D., Turban, A., Tattevin, P. et al. 2030: the need for microbiologists and antimicrobial stewardship teams will still remain paramount. Intensive Care Med 49, 1433–1434 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-023-07221-6

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