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Infections are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with acute spinal cord injury (SCI). It has recently become clear that SCI might increase susceptibility to infection by central nervous system (CNS)-specific mechanisms: CNS injury induces a disruption of the normally well-balanced interplay between the immune system and the CNS. As a result, SCI also leads to secondary immunodeficiency...