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01-04-2012 | Commentary

Good and bad fever

Author: Jean-Marc Cavaillon

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2012

Abstract

Fever is considered a key actor of innate immunity aimed to fight infection. A new investigation reports an association of the use of antipyretic drugs with poorer outcome among patients with sepsis. In contrast, high temperature in non-infectious intensive care patients is associated with higher mortality.

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Title: Good and bad fever
Author: Jean-Marc Cavaillon
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Critical Care / Issue 2/2012
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/cc11237

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