Article
Diagnosis and management of Specific Antibody Deficiency.
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America - 1 Aug 2020
Perez Elena E, Ballow Mark
Abstract excerpt
Specific antibody deficiency is a primary immunodeficiency disease recognized by the International Union of Immunology Societies and defined by recurrent respiratory infections with normal immunoglobulins, but diminished antibody responses to polysaccharide antigens after vaccination with the 23 valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine. Clinical immunologists struggle with diagnosis and treatment, because the...
Topics
- Agammaglobulinemia
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Disease Management
- Disease Susceptibility
- Humans
- Immunocompromised Host
- Infection Control
- Infections
- Phenotype
- Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
- Treatment Outcome
- Vaccination
- Vaccines
