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Launey et al. Critical Care 2011,15:222 /content/15/3/222 RE VIE W Clinical review: Fever in septic ICU patients - friend or foe? 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 1,2,3 Yoann Launey , Nicolas Nesseler , Yannick Mallédant * and Philippe Seguin such as fever-induced discomfort and/or favoured febrile seizures, have been reconsidered [5-8]. Moreover, fever is a cornerstone diagnostic sign in clinical practice that helps to start