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Scott L Weiss1,2, Julie C Fitzgerald3,4

  • 1Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, Nemours Children's Health, Wilmington, Delaware.

Pediatrics
|December 12, 2023
PubMed
概括

儿科败血症和败血性休克导致数百万人的死亡和长期损伤. 早期识别和治疗至关重要,正在进行的研究探索新的诊断工具和精确疗法,以获得更好的结果.

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