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Decrease of CD4 lymphocytes and apoptosis of CD14 monocytes are characteristic alterations in sepsis caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia: results from an observational study
Critical Care, 11/06/09
Pelekanou A et al. – The present study aimed to investigate changes of the immune response between sepsis due to ventilator–associated pneumonia (VAP) and sepsis due to other types of infections. Decrease of CD4–lymphocytes and immunoparalysis of monocytes are characteristic alterations of sepsis arising in the field of VAP.
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