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Tascini, C., Sozio, E., Tintori, G. et al. Peripherally inserted central catheter as a predominant risk factor for candidemia in critically ill patients in Internal Medicine wards in Italy. Intensive Care Med 41, 1498–1499 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-015-3892-0
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