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Review
. 1988 Nov;18(6):609-14.
doi: 10.1007/BF02471519.

A systemic study of enhancement of host defense processes against bacterial infection

H C Polk Jr  1
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Review

A systemic study of enhancement of host defense processes against bacterial infection

H C Polk Jr. Jpn J Surg. 1988 Nov.

Abstract

A sequence of studies over more than two decades has identified a variety of host defense abnormalities that may contribute to clinical infection in high risk and/or badly injured patients. Clearly, animal studies set the stage for our clinical applications and suggest that a variety of so-called non-specific host defense stimulants may indeed correct many of these abnormalities and promote the ultimate control of surgical infections.

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