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ReviewThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2010

Secondary immunodeficiencies, including HIV infection.

Javier Chinen, William T Shearer

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Review in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 98 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
98citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% of its field
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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

98 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 290 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Use of Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy in Clinical Practice: A Review.Journal of immunotherapy and precision oncology · 2025
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38 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Javier ChinenDepartment of Pediatrics, Allergy and Immunology Section, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, USA. jxchinen@texaschildrenshospital.org
William T Shearer
Baylor College of Medicine · US

Funding

ZOLENDRONIC ACID IN CHILDREN W/ SEVERE OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTAM01RR000188 · NCRR · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI LOUIS, CHRYSTAL U · 1985 to 2011
$30.6M
Virology CoreP30AI036211 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI KLINE, MARK W. · 1994 to 2015
$21.7M
Pediatric Clinical Trials Program for AIDSU01AI027551 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SHEARER, WILLIAM THOMAS · 1988 to 2006
$8.3M
Cardiovascular Status of HAART-Exposed Infants/ChildrenR01HL072705 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI LIPSHULTZ, STEVEN EDWARD · 2002 to 2006
$5.6M
Baylor College of Medicine Clinical Trial UnitU01AI069441 · NIAID · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SHEARER, WILLIAM THOMAS · 2007 to 2011
$4.9M
WOMEN AND INFANTS TRANSMISSION STUDY (WITSIV)U01HD041983 · NICHD · BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI SHEARER, WILLIAM THOMAS · 2001 to 2005
$3.7M
Role of pre-natal Vitamin D and gene interactions in Autism Spectrum Disorders; leveraging an existing case-control studyR01HD079533 · NICHD · SEQUOIA FOUNDATION · PI WINDHAM, GAYLE · 2015 to 2017
$795k
SIGNALING &METABOLIC ROLES OF GLUCOSE IN SPERMK01RR000188 · NCRR · UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA · PI TRAVIS, ALEXANDER J · 2000 to 2004
$589k
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Extrinsic factors can adversely affect immune responses, producing states of secondary immunodeficiency and consequent increased risk of infections. These immunodeficiencies, which can be encountered in routine clinical practice, arise from a number of conditions, such as treatment with glucocorticoids and immunomodulatory drugs, surgery and trauma, extreme environmental conditions, and chronic infections, such as those caused by HIV. The most common cause of immunodeficiency is malnutrition, affecting many communities around the world with restricted access to food resources. Protein-calorie deficiency and micronutrient deficiencies have been shown to alter immune responses; of note, recent progress has been made in the influence of vitamin D deficiency in causing failure of immune activation. Other categories of disease that might present with secondary immunodeficiency include metabolic diseases and genetic multisystemic syndromes. The immune defects observed in secondary immunodeficiency are usually heterogeneous in their clinical presentation, and their prognosis depends on the severity of the immune defect. Management of the primary condition often results in improvement of the immunodeficiency; however, this is sometimes not possible, and the risk of infections can be reduced with prompt antimicrobial treatment and prophylaxis.

Indexed as

Antibiotic ProphylaxisAIDS VaccinesAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveDrug HypersensitivityHIV InfectionsHumansImmune Reconstitution Inflammatory SyndromeImmunologic Deficiency SyndromesImmunosuppression TherapyMalnutritionAIDS Vaccines

Identifiers

PMID20042227
PMCPMC6151868
OpenAlexW2163435798

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