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Impact of sepsis on CD4 T cell immunity.
Journal of leukocyte biology - 1 Nov 2014
Cabrera-Perez Javier, Condotta Stephanie A, Badovinac Vladimir P, Griffith Thomas S
Abstract excerpt
Sepsis remains the primary cause of death from infection in hospital patients, despite improvements in antibiotics and intensive-care practices. Patients who survive severe sepsis can display suppressed immune function, often manifested as an increased susceptibility to (and mortality from) nosocomial infections. Not only is there a significant reduction in the number of various immune cell populations during...
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