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References

• ESCMID white paper: a guide on ESCMID guidance documents. 
  Scudeller L, Rodríguez-Baño J, Zinkernagel A, et al. Clin Microbiol Infect 2018. pii: S1198-743X(18)30577-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2018.08.005 
• A memorandum of understanding has facilitated guideline development involving collaborating groups. 
  Alam M, Getchius SD, Schünemann, et al. J. Clin. Epidemiol 2022. Doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.12.022 
• Professional Societies Should Abstain From Authorship of Guidelines and Disease Definition Statements. 
  Ioannidis JPA. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 2018;11:e004889. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.118.004889. 
• Evidence vs Consensus in Clinical Practice Guidelines. 
  Djulbegovic B, Guyatt G.JAMA 2019. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.9751. 
• Utilization of the PICO framework to improve searching PubMed for clinical questions.
  Schardt C, Adams MB, Owens T, Keitz S, Fontelo P. BMC Med Inform Decis Mak 2007 15;7:16.

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