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Evolution of sepsis. A state of relative immune paralysis often develops concurrently or subsequent to the initial inflammatory state of sepsis, resulting in increased susceptibility to secondary infections. Although most patients survive the initial insult of sepsis, they can succumb to a secondary infection if the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory immune responses is dysregulated.
