Open AccessCongenital immunodeficiencies and sepsis
Author(s) -
Jordan S. Orange
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
pediatric critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.299
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1947-3893
pISSN - 1529-7535
DOI - 10.1097/01.pcc.0000164488.19810.db
Subject(s) - sepsis , medicine , immunodeficiency , primary immunodeficiency , immunology , severe combined immunodeficiency , immune system , immunologic deficiency syndromes , immunodeficiency syndrome , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , genetics , gene , biology
Because a hallmark of congenital immunodeficiency disorders is susceptibility to recurrent, unusual and/or severe infections, an effort was undertaken to identify a subset of these patients with an increased risk for sepsis.