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June 3, 2026The Journal of Infectious Diseases0 citations

IgM/IgA-Enriched Immunoglobulins: a Key to Breaking the Cycle of Clostridioides difficile Infection Recurrences in Patients with Hypogammaglobulinemia?

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BCBenjamin CoiffardABAlexandre BrodovitchJMJean-Louis Mège

Key Points

  • To evaluate the role of IgM/IgA-enriched immunoglobulin in preventing recurrences of Clostridioides difficile infection in a patient with hypogammaglobulinemia.
  • Case report of a 57-year-old woman with secondary hypogammaglobulinemia
  • Replacement of intravenous immunoglobulin with IgM/IgA-enriched immunoglobulin
  • 24-month follow-up period without recurrence of CDI
  • No recurrence of Clostridioides difficile infection observed during the 24-month follow-up period after treatment.
  • Previous standard therapies failed to prevent recurrences despite transient responses.

Abstract

We present the case of a 57-year-old woman with secondary hypogammaglobulinemia who experienced Clostridioides difficile infection, with repeated recurrences despite transient clinical responses to standard therapies, including repeated fecal microbiota transplantation. Following the replacement of intravenous immunoglobulin supplementation with IgM/IgA-enriched immunoglobulin, no recurrence of CDI was observed during the 24-month follow-up period.

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Coiffard et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a1fc42cdee9eb8c0dce5ccehttps://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiag291
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