Diagnosing sepsis: a step forward, and possibly a step back

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Editorial

Steven Q Simpson. Ann Transl Med. 2017 Feb.

. 2017 Feb;5(3):55.

doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.01.06.

¹ Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, USA.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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