A patient presents with a painful skin abscess containing th…
A patient presents with a painful skin abscess containing thick, yellow-white pus. Microscopic examination shows large numbers of dead leukocytes that were recruited to the site to phagocytize bacteria. Which leukocyte would be most abundant in this material?
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A patient develops a Gram-negative bacterial infection. Macrophages recognize lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on the bacterial surface and rapidly begin producing antimicrobial cytokines. Which mechanism initiated this innate immune response?
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