Complement-mediated neutrophil dysfunction in critical illness
Critical illness, constituting an acute illness or injury resulting in organ dysfunction and failure, is associated with a profound, systemic activation of the immune system and inflammation-mediated organ damage. However, critically ill patients suffer a high rate of nosocomial infection with secon...
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University of Edinburgh
2011
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.735469 |