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The following text is an extended version of the 1st European Consensus Conference in Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine, held in Paris, France, December 12–13, 1991
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Loirat, P., Johanson, W.G., Van Saene, H.K.F. et al. Selective digestive decontamination in intensive care unit patients. Intensive Care Med 18, 182–188 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01709246
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