Which one of the following is the most direct consequence of these facts?

Question

In patients with AIDS, circulating neutrophils show an impaired ability to be attracted by chemokines and are observed to undergo apoptosis at an increased rate. Which one of the following is the most direct consequence of these facts?

-Mechanisms of hemostasis are more likely to be defective in AIDS patients compared to healthy persons.
-The ability of dendritic cells to present antigens to lymphocytes is impaired.
-Bacterial infections that do not cause illness in normal persons are more likely to cause serious disease in AIDS patients.
-Tissue inflammation is more pronounced in AIDS patients.
-Fewer B-lymphocytes accumulate in damaged tissues.

Answer 1

Neutrophils are the body's primary defense against bacterial infection. According to the facts listed regarding neutrophil impairment and destruction, the only statement that logically follows is that "bacterial infections that do not cause illness in normal people are more likely to cause serious disease in AIDS patients." So, the third statement is correct -- none of the other statements correspond to a deficient neutrophilic response

Answer 2

Fewer B-lymphocytes accumulate in damaged tissues.

Answer 3

tissue inflammation is more pronounced in AIDS patients.