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Infection control in ICU: back (forward) to surveillance samples?

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  1. Anestesia e Rianimazione II, Policlinico San Matteo, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy

    M. Langer & E. A. Haeusler

  2. Laboratorio di Batteriologia, Laboratori Sperimentali di Ricerca Area Infettivologica, Policlinico San Matteo, IRCCS, Pavia, Italy

    E. Carretto

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This editorial refers to the article http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s001340100979 (vol 27/8, pp 1263–1268). A technical problem caused the delay in publication.

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Langer, M., Carretto, E. & Haeusler, E.A. Infection control in ICU: back (forward) to surveillance samples?. Intensive Care Med 27, 1561–1563 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340101069

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