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T cells from patients with Candida sepsis display a suppressive immunophenotype.
Critical care (London, England) - 20 Jan 2016
Spec Andrej, Shindo Yuichiro, Burnham Carey-Ann D, Wilson Strother, Ablordeppey Enyo A, Beiter Evan R, Chang Katherine, Drewry Anne M, Hotchkiss Richard S
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BACKGROUND: Despite appropriate therapy, Candida bloodstream infections are associated with a mortality rate of approximately 40%. In animal models, impaired immunity due to T cell exhaustion has been implicated in fungal sepsis mortality. The purpose of this study was to determine potential mechanisms of fungal-induced immunosuppression via immunophenotyping of circulating T lymphocytes from patients with...
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