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Specific Polysaccharide Antibody Deficiency Revealed by Severe Bacterial Infections in Adulthood: A Report on 11 Cases

Clinical Infectious Diseases (2017) 65(2) 328-331
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix284
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We report on 11 cases of specific polysaccharide antibody deficiency (SPAD) revealed in adulthood by severe infections with encapsulated bacteria. Given that immunoglobulin replacement therapy can effectively prevent the recurrence of bacterial infections in this context, SPAD should be considered once other antibody deficiencies have been ruled out.

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Lopez, B., Boucher, A., Bahuaud, M., Mortuaire, G., Melliez, H., Launay, D., … Lefèvre, G. (2017). Specific Polysaccharide Antibody Deficiency Revealed by Severe Bacterial Infections in Adulthood: A Report on 11 Cases. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 65(2), 328–331. https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/cix284

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