What is the defect in a 5-year-old boy with chronic granulomatous disease?
A) Inability of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMN) to ingest bacteria
B) Reduced levels of the fifth component of complement (C 5a)
C) Dysgammaglobulinemia
D) Inability of PMNs to kill already ingested bacteria
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