Polymorphonuclear leukocyte dysfunction in children with recurrent otitis media.
Depressed PMN chemotactic responsiveness was observed in 17.5% of 97 patients studied, depressed PMN bactericidal activity in 23.3% of 30 patients, and depressed PMN chemiluminescence activity in 15.8% of 19 patients. Depressed chemotactic
D000208:Acute Disease; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000276:immunology*; D010587:Phagocytosis; D012008:Recurrence