| Literature DB >> 22379062 |
Philip O Rabel1, Christina B Planitzer, Maria R Farcet, Thomas R Kreil.
Abstract
Patients with primary immunodeficiency (PIDs) depend on the presence of a variety of antibody specificities in intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG). Using the tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV), geographic variability in IVIG antibody content was shown. Care should therefore be exercised when treating PIDs in a given geography, as only locally sourced plasma contains the antibody specificities against the circulating pathogens in the given locality.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22379062 PMCID: PMC3318267 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.05705-11
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X