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Decrease of CD4-lymphocytes and apoptosis of CD14-monocytes are characteristic alterations in sepsis caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia: results from an observational study

Aimilia Pelekanou*, Iraklis Tsangaris, Antigoni Kotsaki, Vassiliki Karagianni, Helen Giamarellou, Apostolos Armaganidis and Evangelos J Giamarellos-Bourboulis

Critical Care 2009, 13:R172 doi:10.1186/cc8148


See related commentary by Christaki, http://ccforum.com/content/13/6/1009

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