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. 2026 Feb 24.
doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000007080. Online ahead of print.

Sepsis and Septic Shock in Resource-Limited Settings-Bridging Global Knowledge and Local Reality…and Striving for Better!

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Sepsis and Septic Shock in Resource-Limited Settings-Bridging Global Knowledge and Local Reality…and Striving for Better!

Mervyn Mer. Crit Care Med. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Karnofsky Performance Status; antimicrobial resistance; low- and middle-income countries; resource-limited settings; sepsis; septic shock.

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Dr. Mer has disclosed that he does not have any potential conflicts of interest.

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