Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
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Clin. Microbiol. Infect. · Dec 2000
Changes in lymphocyte subpopulations and CD3+/DR+ expression in sepsis.
To detect lymphocyte subpopulations and CD3+/DR + expression in sepsis. ⋯ Our results are in agreement with previous findings in patients with sepsis after major surgery or trauma. The decreases in the percentage and absolute numbers of circulating lymphocyte subsets in non-surgical sepsis could represent a general reaction to stress. Increased percentage of B lymphocytes is most probably related to the bacterial etiology of the disease.