Sex and bacterial infectious diseases
Most infectious diseases are unequally distributed between male and female subjects. This sex dimorphism is confirmed by epidemiologic studies which suggest an increased number of male septic patients, while, due to the class age of septic patients, an overrepresentation of female patients would be...
Main Authors: | J.-L. Mege, F. Bretelle, M. Leone |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-11-01
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Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297518300453 |
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