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Molecular biology on the ICU. From understanding to treating sepsis.
Minerva anestesiologica - 1 May 2006
Winning J, Claus R A, Huse K, Bauer M
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Mounting evidence suggests that beside well established factors, such as virulence of pathogens or site of infection, individual differences in disease manifestation are a result of the genetic predisposition of the patient on an Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Specific genetic factors might not only predict the risk to acquire severe infections but also to develop organ dysfunction or ultimately to die. Thus, the...
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