title: Comparison of three different methods in the assessment of neutrophil function.
abstract: Three different methods to measure the oxidative respiratory burst of neutrophils were performed. Of the three, the chemiluminescence technique was observed to be the most sensitive among them. The strong statistical correlation and an acceptable agreement between chemiluminescence with that of the killing assay provides evidence for using the chemiluminescence assay as an alternative method of detecting gross defects of neutrophil respiratory burst killing assays.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Noah
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Jais
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Noh
mesh_terms: D001770:Blood Bactericidal Activity; D002648:Child; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006801:Humans; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000502:physiology*; D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium; D016897:Respiratory Burst
chemical_list: D009580:Nitroblue Tetrazolium