Preexisting and inducible endotoxemia as crucial contributors to the severity of COVID-19 outcomes

Ilja L. Kruglikov; Philipp E. Scherer

doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.1009306

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Preexisting and inducible endotoxemia as crucial contributors to the severity of COVID-19 outcomes

Ilja L. Kruglikov,

Affiliation Scientific Department, Wellcomet GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4031-8203

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Philipp E. Scherer

* E-mail: philipp.scherer@utsouthwestern.edu

Affiliations Touchstone Diabetes Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Dallas, Texas, United States of America, Department of Cell Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-3392

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Preexisting and inducible endotoxemia as crucial contributors to the severity of COVID-19 outcomes

Ilja L. Kruglikov,
Philipp E. Scherer

Published: February 18, 2021
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1009306

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