Research Article

Systemic Inflammatory Responses and Lung Injury following Hip Fracture Surgery Increases Susceptibility to Infection in Aged Rats

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Bacterial growth in BAL fluid (a) and blood (b) in animals 24 h following P. aeruginosa infection ( per group). Results are expressed as the mean ± SD. Analysis was done using one-way ANOVA with the Tukey post hoc test. * compared to other groups.
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