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The principle behind the use of IRA-B cells as a treatment for hospitalized patients to prevent them from septic conditions.
Concept introduction:
Sepsis occurs due to an infection and leads to cause drastic changes in the patient’s body. This disease can be dangerous and life-threatening. When the chemicals which fight infection through inflammatory reactions are secreted into the blood, leads to sepsis conditions.
The condition of severe sepsis arises when the infection affects the other body organs such as the brain, kidneys,and heart. Severe septic shock is a dangerous condition in which a significant drop in blood pressure is experienced by the patient. This can lead to respiratory or heart failure, stroke or failure of other organs and would lead to death.
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