Review and Critique of the Use of Immunoglobulins in Prevention and Treatment of Infection in Critically Ill Patients

The study of standard intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) preparations as adjunctive therapy in seriously ill patients is motivated by the possible need to: restore immunoglobulin G levels depleted after trauma or surgery; and/or to provide patients with specific antibodies directed against various...

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Main Authors: Geogrio Zanetti, Michel P Glauser, Jean-Daniel Baumgartner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1992-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/192064