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. 2025 Aug 1;26(8):e1080-e1081.
doi: 10.1097/PCC.0000000000003762. Epub 2025 May 16.

The Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis

Christopher M Horvat  1 , Johanna R Rosen  2 , Joseph Carcillo  1
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The Phoenix Criteria for Pediatric Sepsis

Christopher M Horvat et al. Pediatr Crit Care Med. .
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