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immune competence Competence Immunology The ability of the immune system to respond appropriately to an antigenic stimulation, and unleash an immune response 'cascade'. Cf Anergy, Antigenic competence. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Our immune competence is born in the front line of the digestive capacity, and equipped with skills needed to maintain 'self' within the dynamic relationships and challenges of 'non-self'. 9-13 Therefore, the yield of culture in pulmonary granulomatous material is likely dependant on the extent of infection, immune competence of the host, and presence or absence of viable organism within the clinical sample. Since patients' immune competence is generally low, great care is taken to protect them from catching colds or, worse still, flu. |
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