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Diagnostic Immunization with Bacteriophage ΦX 174 in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency/HypogammaglobulinemiaKeywords: common variable immunodeficiency, bacteriophage ΦX 174, primary immunodeficiency, hypogammaglobulinemia Abstract: Purpose: Use of the T cell-dependent neoantigen bacteriophage ΦX 174 has been described since the 1960s as a method to assess specific antibody response in patients with primary immunodeficiencies. We reviewed a cohort of patients at Duke University Medical Center who received immunization with bacteriophage and report the clinical utility and safety of the immunization, as well as patient characteristics.
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