You would like to see what infections a patient has been fighting recently;one way to do this is to isolate cytotoxic T cells and look into their phagosomes to see what pathogens they have been engulfing through phagocytosis.

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Cytotoxic T cells are not involved in phagocytosis. They primarily recognize and kill infected or abnormal host cells. To determine recent infections, other methods such as serological testing or nucleic acid amplification may be used.

You Would Like to See What Infections a Patient Has