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The main function of the immune system is the protection of the body’s integrity, and antimicrobial defense against pathogens is an important component. The increased risk of developing infective comphcations in patients with exogenous immunosuppression (transplant patients) and following major surgery and trauma is well established. For optimal immunological management of such patients we require an immune monitoring program which is easy to perform and has a good cost-benefit ratio.
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Volk, H.D., Reinke, P., Döcke, W.D. (2002). Immunostimulation with Cytokines in Patients with ‘Immunoparalysis’. In: Marshall, J.C., Cohen, J. (eds) Immune Response in the Critically Ill. Update in Intensive Care Medicine, vol 31. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57210-4_26
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