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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Antibiotics must be given within two hours of presentation for septic shock

According to this study, mortality significantly increased if there was a delay in antibiotic administration
http://tinyurl.com/ytq7fy


Posted by Stuart Forman at 3:36 PM

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