Virus infections in primary immunodeficiency.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections in Infants Affected by Primary Immunodeficiency
Primary immunodeficiencies are rare inherited disorders that may lead to frequent and often severe acute respiratory infections. Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is one of the most frequent pathogens during early infancy and the infection is more severe in immunocompromised infants than in healthy infants, as a result of impaired T- and B-cell immune response unable to efficaciously neutralize...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Clinical Pathology
سال: 1994
ISSN: 0021-9746
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.47.11.965