Mortality and Morbidity in Common Variable Immunodeficiency
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Mortality and morbidity in common variable immunodeficiency.
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia, defective specific-antibody production resulting in recurrent bacterial infections. Delay in diagnosis and inadequate treatment result in increased irreversible complications and mortality. To determine persistent morbidities, mortality rate and survival in Iranian patients wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Tropical Pediatrics
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0142-6338,1465-3664
DOI: 10.1093/tropej/fml077