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Bacterial Pneumonia in COVID-19 Critically Ill Patients: A Case Series

E. Dudoignon, F. Caméléna, B. Deniau, Adrien Habay, M. Coutrot, Quentin Ressaire, B. Plaud, B. Berçot et al.

Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2020

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Abstract

Notes Author contributions. E. D. and F. D. designed the study, collected the data, and drafted the manuscript. F. C., B. D., A. H., M. C., and Q. R. collected the data and drafted the manuscript. B. P. and B. B. drafted the manuscript. All authors approved the final version of the manuscript. Potential conflicts of interest. F. D. reports grants from the French Ministry of Health, Société française d’anesthésie reanimation, European Society of Intensive Care, and lecture fees from Sedana Medical, outside the submitted work. B.D. reports travel fees from 4TEEN4 Pharmaceuticals GmbH. All other authors report no potential conflicts of interest. All authors have submitted the ICMJE Form for Disclosure of Potential Conflicts of Interest. Conflicts that the editors consider relevant to the content of the manuscript have been disclosed.

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