Peripheral blood monocyte phagocytosis in patients with chronic brucellosis

Peripheral blood monocyte phagocytosis of SRBC was studied in 32 patients with chronic brucellosis and 20 normal controls. It was found that phagocytosis was significantly decreased in patients with chronic brucellosis. Our findings suggest that disfunction of this cell-system in chronic brucellosis could be responsible for the chronicity of the disease.