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Infectious Complications of Dysfunction or Deficiency of Polymorphonuclear and Mononuclear Phagocytes
Acknowledgement Substantial material from E. Stephen Buescher’s chapter in Principles and Practice of Pediatric Infectious Diseases , fifth edition, has been used. Phagocytes perform critical roles in human host defense. Polymorphonuclear phagocytes (neutrophils, eosinophils, and basophils) defend against microbial invasion…