52 β- thalassemia major patients were studied. their ages ranged from two to 20 years. the group consisted of 22 girls and 30 boys. candida intracellular killing and nbt (nitroblue tetrazolium) tests were performed on the peripheral blood neutrophils of these patients. average results of the intracellular killing test was within normal range for the patients, but showed an appreciable decrease ...
