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Drotrecogin alfa in tropical infections and refractory multi-organ failure

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    Farhad Kapadia & Charudatt Shirwadkar

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Kapadia, F., Shirwadkar, C. Drotrecogin alfa in tropical infections and refractory multi-organ failure. Intensive Care Med 32, 1281–1282 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-006-0230-6

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