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Fibrinolytic therapy in Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis after dog bite

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  1. Department of Internal Medicine, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, P.O. Box 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    A. R. T. van de Ven & A. C. M. van Vliet

  2. Department of Medical Microbiology, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, P.O. Box 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    B. Maraha

  3. Department of Intensive Care, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, P.O. Box 444, 3300 AK, Dordrecht, The Netherlands

    H. H. Ponssen

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van de Ven, A.R.T., van Vliet, A.C.M., Maraha, B. et al. Fibrinolytic therapy in Capnocytophaga canimorsus sepsis after dog bite. Intensive Care Med 30, 1980 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-004-2387-1

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