Why the patient was so vulnerable to infection

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A girl with a defective heart receives a new heart transplanted from another child who was killed in an accident. The patient is given an antilymphocyte serum containing antibodies against her lymphocytes. The transplanted heart is not rejected, but the patient dies of an overwhelming bacterial infection. Explain why the anti-lymphocyte serum was given and why the patient was so vulnerable to infection.

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