[Leukocyte function as one of the indices of resistance to influenza in children].

Preliminary results of comparative characterization of the functional activity of leukocytes by cytochemical, virologic, immunologic, and clinical methods of examinations in institutionalized young infants are summarized. The observations covered 100 infants varying in ages from 1 to 3 years with frequent and rare incidence of respiratory diseases. The diagnosis of influenza had been confirmed by serological methods: CFT and ELISA.