Abstract
Chronic renal failure patients maintained on dialysis have an increased risk for infection. The mechanisms involved in these patient's increased susceptibility to infection are only partially understood. This article presents a brief overview of normal immune function and summarizes what is known about alterations in immune and phagocytic cell function in chronic dialysis patients.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 170-181 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | ANNA journal / American Nephrology Nurses" Association |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| State | Published - Apr 1 1990 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)