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. 1969 Oct;100(1):531–532. doi: 10.1128/jb.100.1.531-532.1969

Leukocyte Bactericidal Activity in Chronic Granulomatous Disease: Correlation of Bacterial Hydrogen Peroxide Production and Susceptibility to Intracellular Killing

Gerald L Mandell a,1, Edward W Hook a,1
PMCID: PMC315425  PMID: 5344114

Abstract

Susceptibility of bacteria to intracellular killing by polymorphonuclear leukocytes from a patient with chronic granulomatous disease could be correlated with bacterial hydrogen peroxide production.

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