Although their total percentage at eight months was slightly reduced compared to controls, at eight months post infection, the prevalence of the CD11b+ and CD11b- subsets have significantly decreased and increased, respectively, resulting in a CD11b+/CD11b- granulocyte ratio similar to that of normal healthy donors, as compared with the deregulated granulocyte expansion at the two-month evaluation [13]. Here, ITGAM is linked to infection.