Cytomegalovirus in "immunocompetent," critically ill, intensive care patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 681-682

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Weinmann, Allison ^b  

^a MERCY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical illness; Cytomegalovirus; Immunoparesis; Intensive care unit; Interleukin 10; Sepsis; Tumor necrosis factor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035107203     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200103000-00046     Document Type: Editorial

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