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  1. 4. Medizinische Abteilung mit Infektions- und Tropenmedizin, SMZ-Süd, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Wien, Austria

    Franz Thaller, Karl Stickler, Viktor Lenhart & Christoph Wenisch

  2. Stabsstelle Hygieneteam, SMZ-Süd, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Wien, Austria

    Karl Stickler & Viktor Lenhart

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Thaller, F., Stickler, K., Lenhart, V. et al. Sepsis. wkw education 1, 93–108 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11812-006-0007-4

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