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Immunotherapy with Intravenous Immunoglobulins

  • 1st Edition - January 28, 1991
  • Latest edition
  • Editor: Paul Imbach
  • Language: English

The use of intravenous human antibodies in the treatment of primary immunodeficiencies is well recognized. However, it is now evident that they also have therapeutic potential for… Read more

Description

The use of intravenous human antibodies in the treatment of primary immunodeficiencies is well recognized. However, it is now evident that they also have therapeutic potential for a wide range of other clinical disorders. This book describes the use of human antibodies in the management of secondary (virus-induced) immunodeficiencies, neonatal and perinatal infections, and autoimmunity. Insight into their mechanism of action is also provided.

Readership

Immunologists and clinicians in pediatrics, immunodeficiency, transplantation, infectious disease, and autoimmunity.

Table of contents

(Section Headings): General Aspects of IVIG. Neonatal Infections. Secondary Immunodeficiencies and Infections. Autoimmune Disorders. New/Prospective Indications. Closing Remarks. Abstracts of Poster Sessions. Index.

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 2, 2012
  • Language: English

About the editor

PI

Paul Imbach

Affiliations and expertise
Central Laboratory of the Swiss Red Cross, Blood Transfusion Service, Wankdorfstrasse 10, Bern, Switzerland

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