Immunological competence of children with pyogenic meningitis |
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| Authors: | Lorraine J. Beard Y. H. Thong |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide, The Adelaide Children's Hospital, 5006 North Adelaide, South Australia, Australia |
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| Abstract: | A broad range of immunological tests was performed on 9 consecutive children with pyogenic meningitis. Two were found to have combined IgG and IgA deficiency. One had a combination of IgG deficiency and impaired neutrophil chemotaxis. Primary immunodeficiency disorders as a predisposing cause of pyogenic meningitis may be more common than previously suspected. |
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| Keywords: | Pyogenic meningigits Immunodeficiency |
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