CLINICAL APPLICATIONS 1. A 45-year-old HIV-positive woman using continuous intravenous antibiotic infusion to manage a kidney infec- bon developed a 39°C (102.2°F) fever. Cultures of blood, the needle tip, and the insertion site revealed large avoid cells that reproduced by budding. What is your preliminary identification of the infecting organism?

answer: - b cells

explanation: -

there are many types of white blood cells present in our body. one such class of white blood cells are the lymphocytes. the b cells belong to the lymphocyte class of wbcs. the b cells perform their action against the pathogen by producing specialised proteins called as antibodies. these antibodies are produced as and when the b cells encounter pathogens in response to the antigens present on the surface of the pathogen. these antibodies bind to the antigens present on the pathogen and then, target them for destruction by other cells of the immune system.

so, the b cells mediate their action by identifying the antigens present on the surface of the pathogens and then producing antibodies in return to mediate its effect.