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Open AccessImpact of age on the host response to sepsis in a murine model of fecal-induced peritonitis
Despite older adults being more vulnerable to sepsis, most preclinical research on sepsis has been conducted using young animals. This results in decreased scientific validity since age is an independent predi...
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Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection for Upper Gastrointestinal Neoplasia—a North American Perspective
Organ-sparing endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is an acceptable treatment strategy for superficial neoplastic lesions of the esophagus and stomach. The adoption of this technique has lagged in North Amer...
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Open AccessMolecular characterization of invasive meningococcal isolates in Burkina Faso as the relative importance of serogroups X and W increases, 2008–2012
Neisseria meningitidis serogroup A disease in Burkina Faso has greatly decreased following introduction of a meningococcal A conjugate vaccine in 2010, yet other serogroups continue to pose a risk of life-threate...
