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Prevalence of infections and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in southern Spanish ICUs

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  1. Infection and Sepsis Study Group (GISMI) of the Sociedad Andaluza de Medicina Intensiva, Hospitals of the Servicio Andaluz de Salud, Avenida Amilcar Barca, 31-202, Cádiz, 11009, Spain

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Sierra-Camerino, R., Ortiz, C. Prevalence of infections and systemic inflammatory response syndrome in southern Spanish ICUs. Intensive Care Med 27, 791–792 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340100893

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