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. 1961 Oct;154(4):585–598. doi: 10.1097/00000658-196110000-00009

Postoperative Sepsis: Trends and Factors Influencing Sepsis Over a 20-Year Period Reviewed in 20,000 Cases*

Benjamin A Barnes, Glenn E Behringer, Frank C Wheelock, Earle W Wilkins
PMCID: PMC1465981  PMID: 13865084

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