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Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome in children with sepsis: role of genetic factors.
Seminars in nephrology - 1 Sept 2008
Liangos Orfeas, Jaber Bertrand L
Abstract excerpt
This review summarizes current knowledge on the impact of genetic markers on susceptibility, severity, and outcome of acute inflammatory disorders in children, with a special focus on systemic infections. A 14-year-old child with Neisseria meningitides bacteremia, complicated by septic shock and multiple organ dysfunction, is discussed as an exemplary case, and linked to the application of genetic epidemiology...
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