The Effects of Obesity on Outcome in Preclinical Animal Models of Infection and Sepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background. Clinical studies suggest obesity paradoxically increases survival during bacterial infection and sepsis but decreases it with influenza, but these studies are observational. By contrast, animal studies of obesity in infection can prospectively compare obese versus nonobese controls. We p...
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| Main Authors: | Wanying Xu, Dominique Pepper, Junfeng Sun, Judith Welsh, Xizhong Cui, Peter Q. Eichacker |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1508764 |
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