A Practical Guide to Diagnosing Immunodeficiency

Affiliations

¹ From the Division of Immunology and the Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Immunology and Gene Therapy, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

Maarja Soomann et al. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025.

. 2025 Oct 1;44(10):e374-e377.

doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000004904. Epub 2025 Jul 22.

¹ From the Division of Immunology and the Children's Research Center, University Children's Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
² Department of Immunology and Gene Therapy, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Department of Intensive Care and Neonatology, University Children's Hospital Zürich, University of Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland.

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Keywords: IEI; diagnostic recommendations; diagnostics; inborn errors of immunity; primary immunodeficiency.

Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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