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Defective neutrophil function in low-birth-weight, premature infants.

A whole-blood technique was used to measure simultaneously neutrophil migration, uptake, and killing of candida in 27 premature infants of low birth weight (less than 1500 g). Neutrophil migration was consistently reduced, especially in the first two weeks of life. Phagocytosis was also reduced, par...

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Main Authors: Al-Hadithy, H, Addison, I E, Goldstone, A H, Cawley, J C, Shaw, J C
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 1981
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC493292/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7240423
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