Many neonates have a transient depressed inflammatory response as a result of which condition?
a. The circulatory system is too immature to perfuse tissues adequately.
b. Complement and chemotaxis are deficient.
c. Mast cells are lacking.
d. The respiratory system is too immature to deliver oxygen to tissues.
Ans: b. Complement and chemotaxis are deficient.
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