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Activating Immunity to Fight a Foe — A New Path

Year: 2020

Type: article

Abstract: Could the immunomodulatory drugs that have produced impressive outcomes in cancer be used to boost immunity to counter infection in the context of sepsis? Recent findings in animal models provide some support for this strategy.

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

DOI: 10.1056/nejmcibr1917242

Authors: Richard S. Hotchkiss, Steven M. Opal

Institutions: Washington University in St. Louis, Brown University

Language: English

Topic: Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Award: Enhancing Innate and Adaptive Immunity to Improve Sepsis Survival

OpenAlex ID: W3013240402

FWCI: 8.933

Cites: 5

Cited by: 70

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