Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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ISBN: 9781259706615
Author: Marjorie Kelly Cowan Professor
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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To determine:

The reason as to why a patient who is producing extremely low levels of IgG and IgM antibodies should not receive numerous vaccinations against a broad spectrum of common pathogens.

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Vaccination is the process of transferring attenuated microbes inside an organism so that the immune system recognizes the microbes and produce antibodies for the future encounter with the microbe.

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To determine:

The treatment that could be beneficial to the patient.

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Immunoglobulin refers to the fraction of blood plasma which contains immunoglobulin’s, or also known as antibodies. The immunoglobulins (Igs) in the plasma include IgG, IgA, IgD, IgM, and IgE.

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