To the Editor: We view with concern the listed minimum investigations for chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children and adults recommended in the position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Lung Foundation, published in the Journal.1 We do not agree with the inclusion of measurement of IgG subclasses in the list.
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- 1 Pathology Queensland, Brisbane, QLD.
- 2 Concord Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Correspondence: david.gillis@health.qld.gov.au
- 1. Chang AB, Bell SC, Byrnes CA, et al. Chronic suppurative lung disease and bronchiectasis in children and adults in Australia and New Zealand. A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Lung Foundation. Med J Aust 2010; 193: 356-365. <eMJA full text> <MJA full text>
- 2. Asia Pacific Immunoglobulins in Immunology Expert Group. Consensus recommendations for the use of immunoglobulin replacement therapy in immune deficiency. 2nd ed. Melbourne: APIIEG, 2009: 30-31.
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