 |
The Journal of the Japanese Society for Clinical Microbiology |
Biblioraphy Information
| ArticleTitle |
Host Defense Mechanisms in Bacterial Infection |
| Language |
J |
| AuthorList |
Yasuo Ono |
| Affiliation |
Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Teikyo University School of Medicine, 2-11-1 Kaga, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 173-8605, Japan |
| Publication |
J.J.C.M.: 16 (2), 61-66, 2006 |
| Received |
June 9, 2006 |
| Accepted |
|
| Abstract |
The normal host defense mechanisms against bacterial infections include (1) normal skin and mucous membranes, (2) phagocytic system, (3) humoral immunity, and (4) cellular immunity. The compromised host is an individual who has one or more defects in these defense mechanisms. Defects in each aspect of the host defense increase the risk of infection caused by specific groups of pathogenic microorganisms. Knowledge of these defects and potential infections in compromised patients may be useful for the decision of methods for diagnosis of infectious diseases and guide the initial selection of antibiotics. |
| Keywords |
|
|
