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Editorial
. 2024 Feb;50(2):272-274.
doi: 10.1007/s00134-023-07289-0. Epub 2023 Dec 20.

Selective digestive decontamination: We must make an international decision on this 40-year old controversy

Jean Carlet  1
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Selective digestive decontamination: We must make an international decision on this 40-year old controversy

Jean Carlet. Intensive Care Med. 2024 Feb.
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