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Epidemiology of severe sepsis
Severe sepsis is a leading cause of death in the United States and the most common cause of death among critically ill patients in non-coronary intensive care units (ICU). Respiratory tract infections, particularly pneumonia, are the most common site of infection, and associated with the highest mortality. The type of organism causing severe sepsis is an important determinant of outcome, and gr...
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Epidemiological studies document that males are more prone than females to develop severe sepsis and this is confirmed by Sakr and colleagues in the previous issue of Critical Care. However, the impact of gender on prognosis of severe sepsis is a matter of debate. Sakr and colleagues report a higher mortality in septic females than in males. This puzzling result might be explained by confoundin...
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From the CRISMA (Clinical Research, Investigation, and Systems Modeling of Acute Illness) Center, Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh (D.C.A.); and the Center for Experimental and Molecular Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, and Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterd...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Innate Immunity
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1662-811X,1662-8128
DOI: 10.1159/000505623