The role of fever in the infected host

被引:160
作者
Hasday, JD [1 ]
Fairchild, KD
Shanholtz, C
机构
[1] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Med, Div Pulm & Crit Care Med, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[2] Baltimore Vet Affairs Ctr, Med Serv, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
[3] Univ Maryland, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Div Neonatol, Baltimore, MD 21201 USA
关键词
fever; sepsis; infection; host defense;
D O I
10.1016/S1286-4579(00)01337-X
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Sepsis is a highly lethal clinical syndrome characterized by a systemic inflammatory response to infection. Fever, a non-specific acute-phase response, has been associated with improved survival and shortened disease duration in non-life-threatening infections. However, the influence of fever and the effects of antipyresis in patients with sepsis has not been prospectively studied in humans. This payer reviews the state of our knowledge concerning the biological effects of fever in infected hosts and the influence of fever and antipyretic therapy on survival during sepsis in experimental models and in man. (C) 2000 Editions scientifiques et medicales Elsevier SAS.
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页码:1891 / 1904
页数:14
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