Secondary immunodeficiencies in the pathogenesis of protracted forms of intestinal infections and the prospects for their immunocorrection
Iushchuk, N.D.; Frolov, V.M.; Peresadin, N.A.
Terapevticheskii Arkhiv 65(11): 12-15
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0040-3660 PMID: 8108788 Document Number: 409137
Acute intestinal infections (AII) are characterized by marked defects of immune homeostasis. These were not related to the disease etiology though depended on the infection severity and manifested with T-lymphopenia, reduced count of circulating T-helper cells in normal amount of T-suppressor cells. This resulted in low immunoregulatory index (CD-4/CD-8). Immunological criteria have been determined indicative of the tendency to formation of a protracted AII course and long-term persistence of the agent in the host.