The complex link between influenza and severe sepsis

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https://www.landesbioscience.com/jou...article/27103/

Florescu DF, Kalil AC. The complex link between influenza and severe sepsis. Virulence 2014; 5:137 - 142; PMID: 24253109; http://dx.doi.org/10.4161/viru.27103
Abstract
Severe sepsis is traditionally associated with bacterial diseases. While fungi and parasites can also cause sepsis, they are significantly less common than bacterial causes. However, viruses are becoming a growing cause of severe sepsis worldwide. Among these viruses, influenza is crossing all geographic boundaries and is causing larger epidemics and pandemics. As a consequence, more critically ill patients with severe sepsis caused directly by influenza viruses, or indirectly by influenza-induced secondary bacterial infections are being admitted to hospitals worldwide. This manuscript aims to provide a pathophysiological and clinical update on the link between influenza and severe sepsis.

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