Burn injury leads to increased long-term susceptibility to respiratory infection in both mouse models and population studies

Background: Burn injury initiates an acute inflammatory response that subsequently drives wound repair. However, acute disruption to the immune response is also common, leading to susceptibility to sepsis and increased morbidity and mortality. Despite increased understanding of the impact of burn in...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Fear, V., Boyd, James, Rea, S., Wood, F., Duke, J., Fear, M.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/51260