TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - The Immune System and Infection
A1  - Go, Ronaldo Collo
A1  - Ramesh, Navitha
A1  - Mannan, Riffat
A1  - Yuan, Songyang
A1  - Lee, Mikyung
A1  - Paralkar, Janvi
A2  - Go, Ronaldo Collo
PY  - 2019
T2  - Critical Care Examination and Board Review
AB  - The  host  defense  consists  of  innate,  or  nonspecific,  immunity  and  adaptive  immunity.  Innate  immunity  is  present  at  birth  and  has  4  components:  mechanical  barriers  such  as  skin  and  mucous  membranes,  secretion  of  chemicals  and  enzymes,  phagocytosis,  and  inflammation.  Adaptive  immunity  is  acquired  immunity  that  recognizes  antigens  after  exposure  and  generates  pathogen-specific  response  pathways.  The  immune  response  can  also  be  categorized  in  terms  of  neutrophil  defense,  cell-mediated  immunity  (CMI),  and  humoral  immunity.  Abnormalities  in  the  immune  system  predispose  individuals  to  different  types  of  infections  depending  on  the  site  of  the  immune  defect.  This  chapter  will  discuss  the  mechanisms  of  primary  neutrophil  defense,  cell-mediated  immunity,  humoral  immunity,  strategies  for  infection  prevention,  and  the  types  of  commonly  seen  infections.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1179415341
ER  -