Mice Survival and Plasmatic Cytokine Secretion in a "Two Hit" Model of Sepsis Depend on Intratracheal Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Bacterial Load.
Sepsis is characterized by pro- and anti-inflammatory responses following infection. While inflammation is responsible for widespread organ damage, anti-inflammatory mediators lead to immunoparalysis increasing susceptibility to secondary infections (nosocomial pneumonia). We aimed to investigate th...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2016-01-01
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| Series: | PLoS ONE |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5004855?pdf=render |