Human cell-surface structures related to Haemophilus influenzae type b disease.

Abstract Twenty-six patients with Hœmophilus influenzœ type b disease were investigated by erythrocyte and lymphocyte phenotypes and by lymphocytotoxicity with antibodies to H. influenzœ type b. These studies suggest a relationship between host cell-surface structures and susceptibility to H. influenzœ type b disease in non-immune individuals.