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Comment
. 2021 Oct 30;25(1):377.
doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03801-4.

Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis: increased prehospital blood lactate levels for identifying sicker patients who may benefit from prehospital antibiotic therapy initiation

Romain Jouffroy  1 , Benoît Vivien  2
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Comment

Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis: increased prehospital blood lactate levels for identifying sicker patients who may benefit from prehospital antibiotic therapy initiation

Romain Jouffroy et al. Crit Care. .
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Comment on

  • Initial antimicrobial management of sepsis.
    Niederman MS, Baron RM, Bouadma L, Calandra T, Daneman N, DeWaele J, Kollef MH, Lipman J, Nair GB. Niederman MS, et al. Crit Care. 2021 Aug 26;25(1):307. doi: 10.1186/s13054-021-03736-w. Crit Care. 2021. PMID: 34446092 Free PMC article. Review.

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