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Initiating immunoglobulin replacement therapy helps reduce severe infections and shifts healthcare resource utilization to outpatient services among US patients with inborn errors of immunity.

Faisal RiazKandavadivu UmashankarElizabeth Hoit MarchlewiczKui ZhangNikhil KhandelwalMarie Sanchirico
Published in: Journal of medical economics (2024)
Patients with IEI are susceptible to severe infections leading to high disease burden and treatment costs. Following IG10% initiation, we observed fewer infections, lower infection-related treatment costs, and shift in care (inpatient to outpatient) leading to significant cost savings. Among patients with IEI, 27% fewer infection diagnoses were observed during the early COVID-19 lockdown period than the prior year.
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