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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Liverpool, PO Box 147, Liverpool, L69 3BX, UK

    H. K. F. van Saene

  2. Regional Hospital, Gorizia, Italy

    L. Silvestri

  3. Great Ormond Street Hospital of Sick Children, London, UK

    A. Petros

  4. University Hospital, Trieste, Italy

    M. Viviani

  5. University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain

    M. A. de la Cal

  6. OLVG Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    D. F. Zandstra

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van Saene, H.K.F., Silvestri, L., Petros, A. et al. Comment on "Prevention of severe Candida infections in non-neutropenic, high-risk, critically ill patients," by Garbino et al.. Intensive Care Med 29, 1192–1193 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-003-1770-7

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