Abstract
Bacteraemia often carries a poor prognosis despite prompt antibiotic therapy and is associated with late morbidity and mortality that is difficult to explain. Here, we describe perisistent B- and T- cell lymphopenia in a cohort of patients with Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteraemia. This suggests previously unrecognized mechanisms of subversion of immunity by pathogens and might explain the comorbidity of blood stream infection with bacteria.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 385-388 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Internal Medicine Journal |
Volume | 36 |
Issue number | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2006 |