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Elucidating the role of genomics in neonatal sepsis.
Seminars in perinatology - 1 Dec 2015
Srinivasan Lakshmi, Kirpalani Haresh, Cotten Charles Michael
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Sepsis is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality, especially in vulnerable preterm populations. Immature immune defenses, and environmental and maternal factors contribute to this risk, with as many as a third of very preterm infants experiencing sepsis during their stay in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Epidemiologic and twin studies have suggested that there is a genetic contribution to...
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