Healthy adults donate blood to study bacteria-fighting cells
Part of Immune system & allergy clinical trials.
This study looks at how a person’s immune cells interact with bacterial germs. You’d be screened as healthy and may donate blood (and possibly tissue), with samples stored for future research.
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Who can take part
- Be 18 years or older
- Be medically screened and considered healthy (no known medical problems)
- Be willing to donate blood and/or tissue samples and allow them to be stored for future studies
- Not be currently pregnant if you would donate blood
- Have normal blood counts (including hemoglobin and hematocrit)
- Not have an immune-cell function problem from a genetic condition or a recent infection affecting these cells
Quick eligibility check
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