Comparative Study
[Chemotaxis deficiency in patients with HIV infection]
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Italian]
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Comparative Study
[Chemotaxis deficiency in patients with HIV infection]
[Article in
Italian]
Boll Ist Sieroter Milan.
1991.
Abstract
Increased susceptibility to bacterial recurrent infection is characteristically associated with impaired B cells function but also with a defective PMN function. We studied PMN CT in 15 HIV positive drug addicts patients with persistent generalized lymphoadenopathy (PGL), in 15 symptom free HIV negative drug addicts (SFDA) and in 15 healthy blood donors to evaluate influence of HIV infection on PMN functions. CT of patients with PGL was reduced to 78% (p < 0.0001) and 75% (p < 0.00001) of CT in SFDA patients and healthy blood donors, respectively. We conclude that HIV infection causes defective PMNL CT and then it can increase susceptibility to bacterial recurrent infections in these patients.
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