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The Nitroblue Tetrazoliom Dye Reduction Test in Epidemic Encephalitis Children.
Young Youn Choi, Kong In KWon, Hyung Suk Byun, Kyung Ryong Huh, Chull Sohn
Clin Exp Pediatr. 1981;24(3):221-228.   Published online March 15, 1981
Nitroblue Tetrazolium (NBT) dye can be reduced to water insoluble formazan by peripheral neutrophils during phagocytosis. A study was performed to evaluate the clinical significance of the NBT dye test in epidemic encephalitis children. The results obtained from the NBT dye test in 100 patients with epidemic encephalitis and 14 healthy children were asfollows; 1.The percentage and the absolute number of...