Dose reductions in immunoglobulin replacement are associated with increased antibiotic usage in patients with antibody deficiency

Br J Haematol. 2023 Aug;202(4):900-903. doi: 10.1111/bjh.18910. Epub 2023 Jun 20.

Authors

Mohammed Omer Elhaj¹, Alex G Richter^{1

2}, Sarah Goddard³, Adrian M Shields^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.
² Clinical Immunology Service, Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
³ Department of Clinical Immunology, University Hospitals North Midlands, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.

PMID: 37339874
DOI: 10.1111/bjh.18910

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
Drug Tapering
Humans
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous / therapeutic use
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes* / drug therapy

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Immunoglobulins, Intravenous