Polymicrobial bacterial sepsis and defective neutrophil chemotaxis in an infant with cystic fibrosis.
A 4 1/2-month-old, white girl was admitted to the hospital with respiratory distress and persistent polymicrobial bacteremia. Cystic fibrosis associated with malnutrition and a transient defect in peripheral neutrophil chemotaxis was diagnosed. This remarkable combination of presenting features in a patient with cystic fibrosis is the focus of this case report.
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002634:Chemotaxis, Leukocyte; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007228:Infant Nutrition Disorders / Q000150:complications; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents