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A 3-year-old boy is brought to the office due to a 1-day history of fever and irritability. The mother states that the boy has been tugging at his right ear. The patient has had 2 previous episodes of acute otitis media. Temperature is 38.1 C (100.6 F) . Otoscopic examination shows a perforated right tympanic membrane with erythema and purulent exudate. Cultures from the exudate yield small, oxidase-positive, gram-negative coccobacilli that grow on factor X- and factor V-supplemented media, consistent with Haemophilus influenzae. The patient's immunizations are up to date. Which of the following best explains this patient's susceptibility to the pathogen causing his current infection?
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