Comparison of different sets of immunological tests to identify treatable immunodeficiencies in adult bronchiectasis patients.

Stefano AlibertiFrancesco AmatiAndrea GramegnaBarbara VigoneMartina Oriano Giovanni SotgiuMarco ManteroEdoardo SimonettaLaura SaderiAnna StainerSerena TammaroPaola MarchisioEva PolverinoJames D ChalmersFrancesco Blasi

Published in: ERJ open research (2022)

A four-fold increase in the diagnosis of immunodeficiencies can be found in adults with bronchiectasis when IgG subclasses and lymphocyte subsets are added to the bundle of tests recommended by guidelines.

Keyphrases

cystic fibrosis
end stage renal disease
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chronic kidney disease
peripheral blood
clinical practice
patient reported outcomes
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