Bacteria: A New Player in Gastrointestinal Motility Disorders—Infections, Bacterial Overgrowth, and Probiotics

A new defect of neutrophil chemotaxis an

A new defect of neutrophil chemotaxis and random motility in a child with recurrent bacterial infections and hyperimmunoglobulinemia E

✍ M. Gahr; J. Ranti; W. Schröter 📂 Article 📅 1978 🏛 Springer 🌐 English ⚖ 831 KB

A new defect of chemotaxis and random motility of polymorphonuclear leukocytes is described in a patient with severe recurrent bacterial infections since early childhood. This defect seems to be intrinsic to the cells. The patient's plasma did not contain an inhibitor of chemotaxis. Addition of plas