A Premature Infant Is at Greater Risk for Infection Than

question 19

Multiple Choice

A premature infant is at greater risk for infection than a full-term infant because of a reduced number of which immunoglobulin?

• A)IgE
• B)IgG
• C)IgA
• D)IgM

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