Immune Response in Severe Infection: Could Life-Saving Drugs Be Potentially Harmful?
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Immune Response in Severe Infection: Could Life-Saving Drugs Be Potentially Harmful?
Critically ill patients suffer a high rate of nosocomial infection with secondary sepsis being a common cause of death. Usage of antibiotics and catecholamines is often necessary, but it can compromise complex immune response to infection. This review explores influence of these life-saving drugs on host immune response to severe infection.
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific World Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2013/961852