TY - JOUR
T1 - An Anatomy of an Infection
T2 - Overview of the Infectious Process
AU - Moore, Kate
PY - 2007/3
Y1 - 2007/3
N2 - The immune system is a complex network of protection, offense, and defense. This article describes immune system physiology, the pathophysiology hypersensitive immune response and autoimmune disease, and current trends in immunology. It also reviews recent studies of predictors of infection in trauma patients and of mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with indications of infection.
AB - The immune system is a complex network of protection, offense, and defense. This article describes immune system physiology, the pathophysiology hypersensitive immune response and autoimmune disease, and current trends in immunology. It also reviews recent studies of predictors of infection in trauma patients and of mortality in patients presenting to the emergency department with indications of infection.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.10.002
DO - 10.1016/j.ccell.2006.10.002
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17338945
AN - SCOPUS:33847386175
SN - 0899-5885
VL - 19
SP - 9
EP - 15
JO - Critical care nursing clinics of North America
JF - Critical care nursing clinics of North America
IS - 1
ER -