Successful treatment of sepsis due to Pantoea agglomerans by polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion therapy in a small cell lung carcinoma patient

Sepsis is a life-threatening condition caused by the inflammatory response to invading organisms. Polymyxin B-immobilized fiber column direct hemoperfusion (PMX-DHP) is used to reduce blood endotoxin levels and modulate circulating inflammatory cytokine levels in sepsis patients. Here we report that...

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Main Authors: Tsubouchi, Hironobu, Matsumoto, Nobuhiro, Yanagi, Shigehisa, Arimura, Yasuji, Nakazato, Masamitsu
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5061076/