Disappearing act: COVID-19 and paediatric emergency department attendances
Lisa Dann, John Fitzsimons, Kathleen M. Gorman, Jonathan O’B Hourihane, Ikechukwu Okafor
Abstract
The relationship of gonococci and phagocytes in gonococcal urethral exudate was examined using a scanning electron microscope. Several stages in the phagocytic process were evident. These included pseudopodias, microvilli, and simple attachment of gonococci to phagocytic surfaces. Epithelial cells, also a part of the exudate, were examined in this study. Parallels are drawn between this and other phagocytic systems. The technique provides excellent preservation of phagocyte-bacterial interrelationships and offers a means of investigating the nature of the resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae to phagocytosis.
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MedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Emergency departmentMedical emergencyBetacoronavirusPediatricsCoronavirus InfectionsMEDLINEPandemicFamily medicineEmergency medicineVirologyOutbreakPathologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)PsychiatryDiseaseLawPolitical scienceCOVID-19 and healthcare impactsCOVID-19 Impact on ReproductionHealthcare cost, quality, practices