TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Host Defenses A1 - Levinson, Warren A1 - Chin-Hong, Peter A1 - Joyce, Elizabeth A. A1 - Nussbaum, Jesse A1 - Schwartz, Brian Y1 - 2022 N1 - T2 - Review of Medical Microbiology & Immunology: A Guide to Clinical Infectious Diseases, 17e AB - Host defenses are composed of two complementary, frequently interacting systems: (1) innate (nonspecific) defenses, which protect against microorganisms in general; and (2) adaptive (specific) immunity, which protects against a particular microorganism. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/10/03 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1190859325 ER -