Immunobiologic defense -- the view of the surgeon
Eiseman, B.
Annales Chirurgiae et Gynaecologiae 66(2): 63-71
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0355-9521 PMID: 301374 Document Number: 115418
Immunologic mechanisms that are becoming increasingly better understood underlie the body's defense against bacterial infection which is of daily concern to every practicing surgeon. Familiarity with modern principles of immunology not only provides a better basic understanding of clinical infection for the surgeon, but guides him in dealing with patients who may have an unsuspected or proven depressed immune response.