immunocompetent

Examples of immunocompetent in the following topics:

• Cryptococcosis

  • Cryptococcus gattii causes infections in immunocompetent people (those having a functioning immune system), but C. neoformans v. grubii, and v. neoformans usually only cause clinically evident infections in persons who have some form of defect in their immune systems (immunocompromised persons).
  • Although the most common presentation of cryptococcosis is of C. neoformans infection in an immunocompromised person (such as persons living with AIDS), the C. gattii is being increasingly recognised as a pathogen in presumptively immunocompetent hosts, especially in Canada and Australia.

• Vaccination

  • Vaccinations are developed to stimulate the body's production of antibodies without the manifestation of clinical signs and symptoms of the disease in immunocompetent hosts.

• Antigen-presenting Cells: B and T cells

  • The maturation of a B or T cell involves becoming immunocompetent, meaning that it can recognize and bind to a specific molecule or antigen.
  • Once they are immunocompetent, the T and B cells migrate to the spleen and lymph nodes where they remain until they are called on during an infection.

• Regulating Immune Tolerance

  • Any T or B lymphocytes that recognize harmless foreign or "self" antigens are deleted before they can fully mature into immunocompetent cells.

• Cells and Organs of the Immune System

  • These immunocompetent tissues are the immune system's first line of defense against ingested or inhaled foreign pathogens.