Genomic Insights Into Sepsis Course Using Whole Exome Sequencing
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Article history: Received 20 September 2016 Accepted 20 September 2016 Available online 24 September 2016 Taudien et al. (2016-in this issue) present their results from a study using a promising alternative taking advantage of high-throughput DNA sequencing. The authors selected 59 patients from a roughly 4000 patient cohort, and classified them based on two extreme phenotypes: group A (n=32) comprised themost favorable cases, including patientswho survived sepsis despite the administration of inappropriate antibiotic thera-
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