COVID-19 in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency: The United Kingdom experience. [PDF]
Background As of November 2020, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has resulted in 55 million infections worldwide and more than 1.3 million deaths from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
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Fecal microbiota transplantation in a patient with chronic diarrhea and primary and secondary immunodeficiency (common variable immunodeficiency and splenectomy). [PDF]
The gut microbiota serves a crucial role in the development of host immunity. Immunocompromised patients are particularly vulnerable to dysbiosis not only by virtue of a defect in the immune system but also due to increased susceptibility to infection ...
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Current clinical practice and challenges in the management of secondary immunodeficiency in hematological malignancies. [PDF]
Despite long‐standing safe and effective use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT) in primary immunodeficiency, clinical data on IgRT in patients with secondary immunodeficiency (SID) due to B‐cell lymphoproliferative diseases are limited.
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Secondary Immunodeficiency Related to Kidney Disease (SIDKD)-Definition, Unmet Need, and Mechanisms. [PDF]
Kidney disease is a known risk factor for poor outcome of COVID-19 and many other serious infections. Vice versa, infection ranks second as cause of death in patients with kidney disease.
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Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency in the UK. [PDF]
In March 2020, the United Kingdom Primary Immunodeficiency Network (UKPIN) established a registry of cases to collate the outcomes of individuals with PID and SID following SARS-CoV-2 infection and treatment.
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Secondary Immunodeficiency in Hematological Malignancies: Focus on Multiple Myeloma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. [PDF]
Secondary immunodeficiency is reported in most patients with hematological malignancies such as chronic lymphocytic leukemia and multiple myeloma.
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Secondary Immunodeficiency and Risk of Infection Following Immune Therapies in Neurology. [PDF]
Secondary immunodeficiencies (SIDs) are acquired conditions that may occur as sequelae of immune therapy. In recent years a number of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) has been approved for multiple sclerosis and related disorders such as neuromyelitis ...
Szepanowski F +6 more
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A Review of Vaccinations in Adult Patients with Secondary Immunodeficiency. [PDF]
Vaccine-preventable diseases and their related complications are associated with increased morbidity and mortality in patients with altered immunocompetence.
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Secondary Immunodeficiency and Hypogammaglobulinemia with IgG Levels of <5 g/L in Patients with Multiple Myeloma: A Retrospective Study Between 2012 and 2020 at a University Hospital in China. [PDF]
Background Infections are the main cause of mortality and morbidity in multiple myeloma (MM) patients. However, adult immunodeficiency specialists in China are lacking, and the care of secondary immunodeficiency (SID) and the prognostic role of ...
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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of patients with symptomatic secondary immunodeficiency following the treatment of haematological malignancies [PDF]
Secondary immunodeficiency (SID), manifesting as increased susceptibility to infection, is an emergent clinical problem in haematoncology. Management of SID includes vaccination, prophylactic antibiotics (pAbx) and immunoglobulin replacement therapy ...
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