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[Immunologic indicators in mothers of low birth weight infants]
Neutrophil function, circulating immune complexes, major immunoglobulins and lysozyme activity have been determined in mothers of 86 newborns, of whom 24 were term infants with normal birthweight, 27 had first-degree prematurity and 35 were term newborns with low-birth weight. The mothers of premature newborns showed prominent impairment of bactericidal properties and functional stores of neutrophilic phagocytes, while mothers of term newborns with low-birth weight had abnormalities of humoral immunity.
Neutrophil function, circulating immune complexes, major immunoglobulins and lysozyme activity have been determined in mothers of 86 newborns, of whom 24 were term infants with normal birthweight, 27 had first-degree prematurity and 35 were term newborns with low-birth weight. The mothers of premature newborns showed prominent impairment of bactericidal properties and functional stores of neutrophilic phagocytes, while mothers of term newborns with low-birth weight had abnormalities of humoral immunity.