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Comment on “Impact of recent intravenous chemotherapy on outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock patients with haematological malignancies” by Vandijck et al.

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  1. Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Intensive Care Medicine, University Hospital of Saarland, 66421, Homburg, Germany

    Sascha Meyer & Ludwig Gortner

  2. Department of Paediatric Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital of Saarland, Homburg, Germany

    Sven Gottschling

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Meyer, S., Gortner, L. & Gottschling, S. Comment on “Impact of recent intravenous chemotherapy on outcome in severe sepsis and septic shock patients with haematological malignancies” by Vandijck et al.. Intensive Care Med 34, 1929 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-008-1222-5

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