Figure 152-5.
Pathophysiology of neonatal sepsis and septic shock. AEMs, Antimicrobial effector mechanisms; CV, cardiovascular; DAMPs, damage-associated molecular patterns; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; PRRs, pattern recognition receptors; SIRS, systemic inflammatory response syndrome.
(From Wynn JL, Wong HR: Pathophysiology and treatment of septic shock in neonates. Clin Perinatol 37(2):439–479, 2010.)