title: Shock, sepsis, and the gut.
abstract: The fact that bacteria are translocated from the gut to the blood stream and organs immediately following hemorrhagic shock in humans has been established. What role this phenomenon has on sepsis still is under evaluation. The author reviews current research at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School.
authors: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Newark 07103.
authors: B F
authors: BF
authors: Rush
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology*; D001810:Blood Volume; D004064:Digestive System / Q000382:microbiology*; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D004927:Escherichia coli Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D012769:Shock / Q000382:microbiology*