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Immunometabolic Circuits in Infection for Advancing Host Directed Therapies
Published on: September 13, 2024
Immunotherapies in infectious diseases
Vivek Kak1, Vidya Sundareshan, Jignesh Modi
1Allegiance Health, 1100 East Michigan Avenue, #305, Jackson, MI 49201, USA. vkak@yahoo.com
Abstract:
The development of an infection involves interplay between the host's immune system and the virulence of the infecting microorganism. The traditional treatment of an infection involves antimicrobial chemotherapy to kill the organism. The use of immunotherapies in infections includes treatment options that modulate the immune response and can lead to control of infections. These therapies are expected to become more important therapeutic options with the increase in infections due to multidrug-resistant organisms and the increasing number of immunocompromised patients.
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