DECREASED INCIDENCE OF ADVERSE INFUSION REACTIONS IN HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIC CHILDREN RECEIVING LOW pH INTRAVENOUS IMMUNOGLOBULIN

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Abstract
Eighteen patients (ages eight months to 20 years) with disorders of immunoglobulin and antibody production received infusions of two preparations of intravenous immunoglobulin in a blind crossover trail. The incidence and severity of immediate adverse infusion reactions was significantly lower with low pH immunoglobulin; ten patients (56%) experiencing immediate reactions with the standard preparation and only one patient experiencing an immediate reaction with the low pH preparation (p < 0.01). Infusion times were significantly less with the low pH preparation (p < 0.02) and patient tolerance, determined by visual analogue scores, was significantly better than with the standard preparation (p < 0.01). HOwever, the incidence of delayed reactions (44%) was the same for both infusions.