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Infection control in the intensive care unit

Jean-Louis Vincent Free University of Brussels, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]
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Marialuisa Chierego Free University of Brussels, Department of Intensive Care, Erasme Hospital, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]
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Marc Struelens Free University of Brussels, Department of Microbiology, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]
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Baudouin Byl Free University of Brussels, Unit of Epidemiology and Hospital Hygiene, Erasme Hospital, Free University of Brussels, Brussels, Belgium. [email protected]
Pages 795-805 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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