Shousha S, Kamel K
J Clin Pathol. 1972 Jun;25(6):494-7. doi: 10.1136/jcp.25.6.494.
The nitro blue tetrazolium test was applied on neutrophils from children with kwashiorkor and from control children. The percentage of formazan cells formed in the kwashiorkor patients was significantly less than in the control group in spite of the presence of associated infections in the former. A direct correlation exists between the percentage of formazan cell formation and total serum proteins, albumin, and haemoglobin. These findings may reflect a decreased bactericidal activity of neutrophils in kwashiorkor. The use of latex particles is an unnecessary technical refinement of the test.
对夸休可尔症患儿及对照儿童的中性粒细胞进行了硝基蓝四氮唑试验。尽管夸休可尔症患儿存在合并感染,但其形成甲臜细胞的百分比仍显著低于对照组。甲臜细胞形成百分比与血清总蛋白、白蛋白及血红蛋白之间存在直接相关性。这些发现可能反映了夸休可尔症患儿中性粒细胞杀菌活性降低。使用乳胶颗粒是该试验不必要的技术改进。