SPAD in Adult Patients

The DETECT study aims to demonstrate the importance of detecting SPAD in adult patients with recurrent benign and/or severe unexplained bacterial upper/lower respiratory tract infections. Unlike children in whom the deficit may be transient, long-term strategies are warranted in SPAD adult patients to prevent severe infections and lung disability. Beyond the diagnosis of this still unrecognized PID in adult patients, we want to assess the impact of prophylactic antibiotics or IgRT on infections prevention and on quality of life in adult patients with the most severe clinical phenotypes, recurrent infections with high frequency of antibiotics take and/or recurrent infections with complications like bronchiectasis and/or severe infections requiring hospitalizations.

Inclusion Criteria:18 to 65 year old patientsWith a history of recurrent bacterial infections of upper and/or lower respiratory tract for at least 2 years, and fulfilling the specific following criteria:Recurrent benign infections currently requiring 6 courses of antibiotics /year or more, or Bilateral bronchiectasis/bronchiolitis (after exclusion of cystic fibrosis and ciliary dyskinesia) AND recurrent benign infections currently requiring 3 courses of antibiotics /year or more or A history of severe upper/lower respiratory tract bacterial infection, and/or invasive infection with Streptococcus pneumonia, Streptococcus pyogenes or Haemophilus influenzae, which required hospitalization in the last 2 years, AND recurrent benign infections currently requiring 3 courses of antibiotics /year.Normal serum IgG, IgA, IgM and IgG subclasses levels, normal CH50 and serum complement C3 and C4 proteins levels, normal T cells countNormal B cell count, normal serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation. (* excepted for Pseudomonas aeruginosa colonization)Exclusion Criteria:Any general condition that predisposes to infections: solid or hematological malignancies, diabetes mellitus, severe alcohol or intravenous drug abuse, chronic liver or kidney failure, human immunodeficiency virus infection, anatomic or functional asplenia, drug-induced 1 neutropenia, or solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation;Any local predisposing factor to infections: cigarette smoking (> 10 pack-year and/or 5 cigarettes/day), underlying infection (tuberculosis, influenza…), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oral, dental or skin conditions favorizing infections, streptococcal skin infectionsAny other SID or PID diagnosed before inclusionPregnancyPPV23 administration in the last 2 years (risk of hyporesponsiveness)