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Septicaemia is the most common cause of death in burn patients. This problem is a result of the altered relationship between infecting agents and the immune system. Successful management of burn patients requires bacteriological control to restrict the risk of infection, and the immune response must be monitored to allow early therapeutic intervention.
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D’Arpa, N., Napoli, B., Masellis, M. (1995). Immunobacteriological Monitoring of Burn Patients: a Proposed Protocol. In: Masellis, M., Gunn, S.W.A. (eds) The Management of Burns and Fire Disasters: Perspectives 2000. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0361-6_40
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