RT Book, Section A1 Chandrasoma, Parakrama A1 Taylor, Clive R. SR Print(0) ID 183802 T1 Chapter 7. Deficiencies of the Host Response T2 Concise Pathology, 3e YR 1998 FD 1998 PB The McGraw-Hill Companies PP New York, NY SN 9780838514993 LK accessphysiotherapy.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=183802 RD 2024/03/28 AB The nonspecific inflammatory response and the immune response act synergistically in defense against infection. Deficits in either process often result in increased susceptibility to attack by pathogenic microorganisms, manifested clinically as recurrent or intractable infection or as an opportunistic infection, ie, infection by a pathogen of low virulence that does not cause disease in a normal host.