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Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are increased in the alveolar spaces of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia

BACKGROUND: Neutrophils release neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) in response to invading pathogens. Although NETs play an important role in host defense against microbial pathogens, they have also been shown to play a contributing mechanistic role in pathologic inflammation in the absence of in...

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Autores principales: Mikacenic, Carmen, Moore, Richard, Dmyterko, Victoria, West, T. Eoin, Altemeier, William A., Liles, W. Conrad, Lood, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6307268/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30587204
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13054-018-2290-8