Evaluación de la respuesta inmune celular de pacientes inmunodeprimidos tratados con inmunoestimulantes, suplementos vitamínicos y oligoelementos

an analysis was made to show the importance of the combination of the specific treatment with the nutritional supplement therapy in the specific case of immunodeficiencies. a prospective and descriptive study of 40 cellular immunodeficient patients with deficiency in the phagocytosis mechanism was conducted. their clinical evolution after treatment was assessed. the patients were monitored with the spontaneous and active rosette test and with the opsonophagocytic index before and after treatment, which lasted between 3 and 5 months. the treatment consisted in the administration of an immunostimulant (levamisol, transference factor and immunoferon), vitamin supplements and olygoelements. the paired t test was performed for the statistical processing, where a significant difference between the measurements before and after the treatment was observed in the studied sample. immunity increased in all patients, which allowed them to have a good response to infection.