Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 172-175 , April 2009

Healthcare-associated infections in the intensive care unit

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PII: S1472-0299(09)00028-9

doi: 10.1016/j.mpaic.2009.01.009

Anaesthesia & intensive care medicine
Volume 10, Issue 4 , Pages 172-175 , April 2009

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