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The role of mannose-binding lectin in severe sepsis and septic shock.
Mediators of inflammation - 1 Jan 2013
De Pascale Gennaro, Cutuli Salvatore Lucio, Pennisi Mariano Alberto, Antonelli Massimo
Abstract excerpt
Severe sepsis and septic shock are a primary cause of death in patients in intensive care unit (ICU). Investigations upon genetic susceptibility profile to systemic complications during severe infections are a field of increasing scientific interest. Particularly when adaptive immune system is compromised or immature, innate immunity plays a key role in the immediate defense against invasive pathogens....
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