title: Cell-mediated immunity and its role in resistance to infection.
abstract: The recently acquired knowledge of the importance of cell-mediated immunity in many illnesses and the discovery of a variety of substances that can restore certain cell-mediated immune functions has served to focus the attention of physicians on this area of immunity. It is important for practicing physicians to have a clear understanding of current knowledge of the role of cell-mediated immunity in resistance to infection and how this arm of the immune system relates to the diagnosis and therapy of infectious diseases.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002648:Child; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000494:pharmacology; D006373:Helminthiasis / Q000276:immunology; D006689:Hodgkin Disease / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D006968:Hypersensitivity, Delayed; D007154:Immune System Diseases / Q000151:congenital; D007109:Immunity / Q000187:drug effects; D007111:Immunity, Cellular / Q000187:drug effects; D007239:Infections / Q000276:immunology*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000276:immunology; D008213:Lymphocyte Activation; D008457:Measles / Q000276:immunology; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000494:pharmacology; D051379:Mice; D009181:Mycoses / Q000276:immunology; D011528:Protozoan Infections / Q000276:immunology; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D008727:Methotrexate