Recurrent C. difficile in a Patient with IgG Deficiency [PDF]
Case Reports in Gastrointestinal Medicine, 2015 IgG deficiency can predispose to recurrent pyogenic infections. The association of IgG deficiency with Clostridium difficile infection has been infrequently reported in the literature.
Asad Jehangir +7 more
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Factors associated with IgG levels in adults with IgG subclass deficiency [PDF]
BMC Immunology, 2021 Background Factors associated with IgG levels in adults with IgG subclass deficiency (IgGSD) are incompletely understood. We studied adults with IgGSD with subnormal IgG1 only, subnormal IgG1/IgG3, or subnormal IgG3 only without other subnormal IgG ...
James C. Barton +3 more
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Private Practice Infectious Disease, 2023 Immunoglobulin G subclass deficiency has been diagnosed in 25% of patients presenting with recurrent infections. Similar to other primary immunodeficiencies, it is commonly overlooked or misdiagnosed. The diagnosis includes documentation of a decreased level of one or more subclasses in conjunction with an inadequate response to a vaccine challenge ...
Russell M. Petrak, russell petrak
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The impact of IgG subclass deficiency on the risk of mortality in hospitalized patients with COPD [PDF]
Respiratory Research, 2022 Background Immunoglobulin G (IgG) deficiency increases the risk of acute exacerbations and mortality in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the impact of IgG subclass deficiency on mortality in COPD is unknown.
Hyun Lee +7 more
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Pathogenicity of Anti-ADAMTS13 Autoantibodies in Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura [PDF]
EBioMedicine, 2015 Background: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is an autoimmune disease in which anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies cause severe enzyme deficiency.
Mari R. Thomas +3 more
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Does the Maternal Serum IgG Level during Pregnancy in Primary Antibody Deficiency Influence the IgG Level in the Newborn? [PDF]
Case Reports in Immunology, 2015 Purpose. To find out if the serum IgG level in the newborn baby was affected by low maternal serum IgG during pregnancy in two newly diagnosed primary antibody deficient patients. Method.
Vasantha Nagendran +2 more
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IgG subclasses in symptomatic IgA deficiency
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics, 1992 We evaluated IgG subclass levels in 11 symptomatic patients (ages between 3 and 22; mean 7.5 years) with IgA deficiency, seven with selective IgA deficiency, and four with low IgA levels.
I Tezcan, F Ersoy, O Sanal
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Primary vs. Secondary Antibody Deficiency: Clinical Features and Infection Outcomes of Immunoglobulin Replacement [PDF]
, 2014 Secondary antibody deficiency can occur as a result of haematological malignancies or certain medications, but not much is known about the clinical and immunological features of this group of patients as a whole. Here we describe a cohort of 167 patients
AA Bousfiha +55 more
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IFNAR1-Signalling Obstructs ICOS-mediated Humoral Immunity during Non-lethal Blood-Stage Plasmodium Infection [PDF]
, 2016 Funding: This work was funded by a Career Development Fellowship (1028634) and a project grant (GRNT1028641) awarded to AHa by the Australian National Health & Medical Research Council (NHMRC).
A Haque +89 more
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