Presents an abstract of the article 'Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor As a Counter-Regulatory Mediatro of Cortisol During Septic Shock,' by A. Beishuizen, I. Vermes, C. Haanen and L.G. Thijs presented during the joint meeting of the Surgical Infection Society of European and the European Shock Society on May 2000 at Nijmegen, Netherlands.