作者
Stefano Aliberti, Francesco Amati, Andrea Gramegna, Barbara Vigone, Martina Oriano, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marco Mantero, Edoardo Simonetta, Laura Saderi, Anna Stainer, Serena Tammaro, Paola Marchisio, Eva Polverino, James D Chalmers, Francesco Blasi
发表日期
2022/1/1
期刊
ERJ Open Research
卷号
8
期号
1
出版商
European Respiratory Society
简介
Background
The reported prevalence of immunodeficiencies in bronchiectasis patients is variable depending on the frequency and extent of immunological tests performed. European Respiratory Society guidelines recommend a minimum bundle of tests. Broadening the spectrum of immunological tests could increase the number of patients diagnosed with an immunodeficiency and those who could receive specific therapy. The primary objective of the present study was to assess the performance of different sets of immunological tests in diagnosing any, primary, secondary or treatable immunodeficiencies in adults with bronchiectasis.
Methods
An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at the Bronchiectasis Program of the Policlinico University Hospital in Milan, Italy, from September 2016 to June 2019. Adult outpatients with a clinical and radiological diagnosis of bronchiectasis underwent the same …
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