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Medical minds meet to develop novel treatment for one patient’s immune system defect – Medical Xpress
A young woman who had been hospitalized for three months straight due to debilitating, recurrent infections with no apparent underlying cause was finally able to…
A young woman who had been hospitalized for three months straight due to debilitating, recurrent infections with no apparent underlying cause was finally able to go home thanks to a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) team who put their heads together, discovered a root of the problem, and developed a novel treatment strategy just for her.
Eight months after she had received an autologous bone marrow transplant at age 20, the patient developed a central line-associated bloodstream infection, which…
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