title: Increased susceptibility to infection in sickle cell disease: review of its occurrence and possible causes.
mesh_terms: D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology*; D000937:Antigen-Antibody Reactions; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005838:Genotype; D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008586:Meningitis, Pneumococcal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications; D010406:Penicillins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010587:Phagocytosis; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology; D012480:Salmonella Infections / Q000150:complications; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood; D013154:Spleen / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D006455:Hemoglobins, Abnormal; D010406:Penicillins