title: Anti-streptococcal activity of homologous polymorphonuclear neutrophils from patients with surgically treated oral infections.
abstract: The phagocytic bactericidal activity of homologous polymorphonuclear neutrophils (PMN), obtained from patients with severe, moderate and mild oral infections with Streptococci, was investigated. The drop in viable bacterial cell counts in PMNs from 3 patients with a severe infection, after 4 hours of incubation, was much greater than in PMNs from moderate or mild infections. We conclude that the phagocytic bactericidal activity of PMNs is stronger in patients suffering from severe oral infections with Streptococci.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Surgery, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohta
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sasaki
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000276:immunology*; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000276:immunology*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000276:immunology*