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ReviewClinical microbiology reviews2009

Pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of primary antibody deficiencies and infections.

Ari J Fried, Francisco A Bonilla

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Review in Clinical microbiology reviews, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 77 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

77 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ari J FriedDivision of Immunology, Children's Hospital Boston, Fegan Building, 6th Floor, 300 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA. ari.fried@childrens.harvard.edu
Francisco A Bonilla

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Primary antibody deficiencies are the most common primary immunodeficiency diseases. They are a heterogeneous group of disorders with various degrees of dysfunctional antibody production resulting from a disruption of B-cell differentiation at different stages. While there has been tremendous recent progress in the understanding of some of these disorders, the etiology remains unknown for the majority of patients. As there is a large spectrum of underlying defects, the age at presentation varies widely, and the clinical manifestations range from an almost complete absence of B cells and serum immunoglobulins to selectively impaired antibody responses to specific antigens with normal total serum immunoglobulin concentrations. However, all of these disorders share an increased susceptibility to infections, affecting predominantly the respiratory tract. A delay of appropriate treatment for some diseases can result in serious complications related to infections, while timely diagnosis and adequate therapy can significantly decrease morbidity and increase life expectancy and quality of life.

Indexed as

Case ManagementAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodiesBacterial InfectionsHumansImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesVirus DiseasesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibodies

Identifiers

PMID19597006
PMCPMC2708392

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