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From: Decrease of CD4-lymphocytes and apoptosis of CD14-monocytes are characteristic alterations in sepsis caused by ventilator-associated pneumonia: results from an observational study

Figure 3

Apoptosis of CD14-monocytes and of CD4-lymphocytes of healthy volunteers. Induction of apoptosis of CD14-monocytes and inhibition of apoptosis of CD4-lymphocytes of healthy volunteers according to four different patterns of stimulation by isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii and of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A = un-stimulated controls; B = three-step stimulation mimicking pathogenesis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP); C = abrupt stimulation with pathogens of VAP; and D = abrupt stimulation mimicking pathogenesis of bacteremia. Asterisks denote significant difference between patterns B and D and between patterns B and A. SE = standard error.

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