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Pulmonary inflammation in severe pneumonia is characterised by compartmentalised and mechanistically distinct sub-phenotypes.

2024-09-03 intensive care and critical care medicine Title + abstract only
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Pneumonia is the leading infectious disease killer worldwide and commonly requires admission to critical care. Despite its prevalence, the underpinning biology of severe pneumonia remains incompletely understood. We performed multifaceted assessments of bronchoalveolar transcriptome, cytokines, microbiology, and clinical features to biologically dissect a cohort of patients with suspected severe pneumonia. Our data revealed three lung-restricted transcriptionally defined severe pneumonia endotyp...

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