Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency in the UK

Outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in patients with primary and secondary immunodeficiency in the UK group

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Abstract

In March 2020, the United Kingdom Primary Immunodeficiency Network (UKPIN) established a registry of cases to collate the outcomes of individuals with PID and SID following SARS-CoV-2 infection and treatment. A total of 310 cases of SARS-CoV-2 infection in individuals with PID or SID have now been reported in the UK. The overall mortality within the cohort was 17.7% (n = 55/310). Individuals with CVID demonstrated an infection fatality rate (IFR) of 18.3% (n = 17/93), individuals with PID receiving IgRT had an IFR of 16.3% (n = 26/159) and individuals with SID, an IFR of 27.2% (n = 25/92). Individuals with PID and SID had higher inpatient mortality and died at a younger age than the general population. Increasing age, low pre-SARS-CoV-2 infection lymphocyte count and the presence of common co-morbidities increased the risk of mortality in PID. Access to specific COVID-19 treatments in this cohort was limited: only 22.9% (n = 33/144) of patients admitted to the hospital received dexamethasone, remdesivir, an anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody-based therapeutic (e.g. REGN-COV2 or convalescent plasma) or tocilizumab as a monotherapy or in combination. Dexamethasone, remdesivir, and anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody-based therapeutics appeared efficacious in PID and SID. Compared to the general population, individuals with PID or SID are at high risk of mortality following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Increasing age, low baseline lymphocyte count, and the presence of co-morbidities are additional risk factors for poor outcome in this cohort.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberuxac008
Pages (from-to)247-258
Number of pages12
JournalClinical and Experimental Immunology
Volume209
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Jan 2022

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© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Society for Immunology.

Keywords

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
  • Antibodies, Neutralizing
  • Antibodies, Viral
  • COVID-19/drug therapy
  • Dexamethasone
  • Drug Combinations
  • Humans
  • Immunization, Passive
  • Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Sudden Infant Death
  • United Kingdom/epidemiology

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