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IL-10, IL-6 and CD14 polymorphisms and sepsis outcome in ventilated very low birth weight infants.
BMC medicine - 12 Apr 2006
Baier R John, Loggins John, Yanamandra Krishna
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BACKGROUND: Genetic variation in the innate immune system of the host may play a role in determining the risk of developing infection, as well as outcome from infection. METHODS: Infectious complications were retrospectively determined in 293 (233 African-American (AA), 57 Caucasian and 3 Hispanic) mechanically ventilated very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (<1500 grams at birth) who were genotyped for the IL-6...
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