Deficiency of pneumococcal serum opsonizing activity in sickle-cell disease

N Engl J Med. 1968 Aug 29;279(9):459-66. doi: 10.1056/NEJM196808292790904.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Agglutination Tests
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / blood*
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / immunology
  • Anemia, Sickle Cell / pathology
  • Black People
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Complement System Proteins / analysis
  • Female
  • Hematocrit
  • Hot Temperature
  • Humans
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Opsonin Proteins*
  • Phagocytosis*
  • Salmonella
  • Spleen / pathology
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / immunology*

Substances

  • Opsonin Proteins
  • Complement System Proteins