ITGAM and infection: During the study period the surface expression of CD11b on isolated neutrophils after their incubation with sera from TP remained significantly increased compared to untreated ctrl (ED: 98.70 ± 9.36 MFU, one day prior infection: 130.5 ± 15.58 MFU, and day of infection: 123.7 ± 15.63 MFU vs. 42.98 ± 5.41 MFU, p < 0.05, Fig. 2).