Current Trends in Immunity and Respiratory Infections

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Pokorski, Mieczyslaw (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: Clinical and Experimental Biomedicine, 1108
• Subjects: Neurochemistry.; Public health.; Neurobiology.; Immunology.; Infectious diseases.; Respiratory organs-Diseases.; Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Pneumology/Respiratory System.

The purpose of this book is to disseminate and deliberate on the latest knowledge concerning immunity and its role in protection and fight against microorganism invasion. The articles tackle both humoral and cellular immunity, and their interconnectivity. The former involves B cells that recognize i...

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Influence of Different Bacteria Strains Isolated from Septic Children on Release and Degradation of Extracellular Traps by Neutrophils from Healthy Adults
• Chapter 2: Immunomodulatory Role of Vitamin D: A Review
• Chapter 3: Cell Activation and Cytokine Release Ex Vivo: Estimation of Reproducibility of the Whole Blood Assay with Fresh Human Blood
• Chapter 4: Adverse Reactions in Antifolate-Treated Toxoplasmic Retinochoroiditis
• Chapter 5: Antibody Response to Trivalent Influenza Vaccine in the Northern and the Southern Hemisphere in Elite Athletes
• Chapter 6: Knowledge Regarding Influenza and Influenza Vaccination in General Population: Results of a National Survey in Poland
• Chapter 7: Virological Situation in Poland in the 2016/2017 Epidemic Season Based on Sentinel Data
• Chapter 8: Antibodies to Influenza Virus Hemagglutinin in the 2016/2017 Epidemic Season in Poland
• Chapter 9: Respiratory Infections with Particular Emphasis on Influenza Virus Activity in Persons Over 14 Years of Age in the Epidemic Season 2016/2017 in Poland
• Chapter 10: Influenza: Underestimated in Children below 2 Years of Age
• Chapter 11: Infections with Influenza A/H3N2/ Subtype in Poland in the 2016/2017 Epidemic Season
• Chapter 12: Disorders of Humoral Immunity in Children with IgG Deficiency and Recurrent Respiratory Infections. .