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Published in: Critical Care 3/2012

01-06-2012 | Letter

CD4+ T-lymphocyte alterations in trauma patients

Authors: Aurélie Gouel-Chéron, Fabienne Venet, Bernard Allaouchiche, Guillaume Monneret

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 3/2012

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We read with great interest the article by Heffernan and colleagues reporting an association between persistent lymphopaenia and increasing mortality in trauma patients [1]. We would like to provide some additional data obtained in a similar cohort of patients. …
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Metadata
Title
CD4+ T-lymphocyte alterations in trauma patients
Authors
Aurélie Gouel-Chéron
Fabienne Venet
Bernard Allaouchiche
Guillaume Monneret
Publication date
01-06-2012
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 3/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11376

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