Specific digestive deficiency of phagocytes in paracoccidioidomycosis. Its absence in peripheral blood neutrophils of members of the nuclear family of patients. An initial report

Paracoccidioidomycosis (PARA) affects only a minority of individuals, who have presumably been exposed to the causative fungus (Paracoccidioides brasiliensis). Neutrophils (PMNs) from patients with PARA show a significant and specific digestive deficiency phagocytosed P. brasiliensis in vitro. It is...

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Published in:	Mycoses Vol. 36; no. 9-10; p. 283
Main Authors:	Urquiola, G, Goihman-Yahr, M, Bastardo de Albornoz, M C, Istúriz, G, Viloria, N, Saavedra, N, Carrasquero, M, Pereira, J, de Gómez, M H, Román, A
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Germany 01-09-1993
Subjects:	Adolescent Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Child Contact Tracing Female Humans Male Middle Aged Neutrophils - metabolism Paracoccidioidomycosis - epidemiology Paracoccidioidomycosis - immunology Phagocytosis - physiology Skin - immunology Venezuela - epidemiology Venezuela
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