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ARDS

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ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome; adult respiratory distress syndrome.
ARDS
abbr.
adult respiratory distress syndrome

ARDS
acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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ARDS is a life-threatening condition of breathing failure caused by severe fluid build-up in the lungs, and it is a frequent cause of mortality in intensive care units.
Dyax will receive a milestone payment upon execution of the agreement in connection with Debiopharm's recent initiation of Phase I clinical studies in ARDS patients.
A probable case is a suspected case with chest radiographic findings of pneumonia, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), or an unexplained respiratory illness resulting in death, with autopsy findings of ARDS without identifiable cause (2).
 
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