1 2nd Department of Intensive Care, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 'Attikon' Hospital, 12462 Athens, Greece.
2 1st Department of Intensive Care, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ICU "Evangelismos" Hospital, 10676 Athens, Greece.
Life-threatening infections, either as the initial reason for an admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) or acquired in the ICU, are especially common among critically ill patients [...].