Therapeutic strategies in pneumonia: going beyond antibiotics
Dysregulation of the innate immune system drives lung injury and its systemic sequelae due to breakdown of vascular barrier function, harmful hyperinflammation and microcirculatory failure, which contribute to the unfavourable outcome of patients with severe pneumonia. A variety of promising therape...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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European Respiratory Society
2015-09-01
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Series: | European Respiratory Review |
Online Access: | http://err.ersjournals.com/content/24/137/516.full |