title: Evaluation of the patient with a possible phagocytic disorder.
abstract: This article presents an outline of a rational approach to the patient with recurrent infections. The different categories of phagocytic defects are reviewed, and a brief discussion of the various tests of phagocyte function is presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, C. S. Mott Children's Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Axtell
mesh_terms: D002633:Chemotaxis; D003165:Complement System Proteins / Q000172:deficiency; D006801:Humans; D008214:Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D010585:Phagocyte Bactericidal Dysfunction / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010587:Phagocytosis
chemical_list: D003165:Complement System Proteins