Do passive immunisation against Pseudomonas aeruginosa recombinant flagellin in an experimental model of burn wound sepsis?
In this study, passive immunisation with anti r-fla-A IgG was active against a homologous strain of infecting P. aeruginosa, but lost most of its efficiency against a heterologous strain. Therefore, passive treatment with anti r-fla-A IgG might protect burned mice against local and systemic infection of P. aeruginosa.
Tricuspid valve repair improved significantly the tricuspid valve coaptation length and reduced right ventricle volume in children with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Further follow-up of decreased right ventricle function is required to determine whether this is a temporary phenomenon related to reduced right ventricle preload, permanent right ventricle dysfunction from late repair of the tricuspid valve, or unavoidable sequelae of a right ventricle exposed to systemic vascular resistance.