Characterising Pre-pubertal Resistance to Death from Endotoxemia

Abstract Sepsis is a common and deadly syndrome in which a dysregulated host response to infection causes organ failure and death. The current lack of treatment options suggests that a new approach to studying sepsis is needed. Pre-pubertal children show a relative resistance to death from severe in...

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Main Authors: Rose Joachim, Freeman Suber, Lester Kobzik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-11-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16743-1