The changing immune system in sepsis: Is individualized immuno-modulatory therapy the answer?
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The changing immune system in sepsis
Sepsis remains the leading cause of death in most intensive care units. Advances in understanding the immune response to sepsis provide the opportunity to develop more effective therapies. The immune response in sepsis can be characterized by a cytokine-mediated hyper-inflammatory phase, which most patients survive, and a subsequent immune-suppressive phase. Patients fail to eradicate invading ...
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تاریخ انتشار 2015