Sepsis: evolving concepts and challenges
Sepsis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with increased burden in low- and middle-resource settings. The role of the inflammatory response in the pathogenesis of the syndrome has supported the modern concept of sepsis. Nevertheless, a definition of sepsis and the criteria f...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2019-04-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2019000400301&lng=en&tlng=en |