Perhaps you should look for your answers in granulocytes: In cases like that I usually get orders to perform neutrophil oxidative burst and phagocytosis testing. What about the proliferative response to anti/mitogens with and without IL-2. Maciej -- Maciej S. Simm B.S. [this space intentionally left blank] Weill Cornell Medical College Pediatrics Hematology/Oncology Immunology Laboratory/Flow Cytometry Unit 525 East 68th Street N-805 New York, NY 10021 voice (212)746 3428 fax (212)746 8573 -- on 6/27/02 12:48 PM, Jason, Janine at jmj1@CDC.GOV wrote: > > What, if anything, would clinical folks make of the following patient? > > A 3 w.o. white female in good health, and with a normal exam, except for > oral candida that does not resolve with oral or p.o. fluconazole. Born full > term without complications. No past history of illness or antibiotic use. > No family history of immunodeficiency. Mother and infant are HIV > seronegative. Lab results include: > WBC 11.8 with 92% lymphocytes > % # > CD3+ 80.4 8728 > CD4+ 66.8 7252 > CD8+ 13.0 1411 > CD56+ 1.6 174 > CD16+ 3.9 423 > CD19+ 8.1 879 > CD4/CD8 5.1 >
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