Publications
Publications on primary and secondary immunodeficiencies
IDFA has a large library of publications about immunodeficiency freely available for you to download. Most publications have been created for primary immunodeficiency patients however much of the information is also suitable for those living with secondary immunodeficiency. If you are an IDFA member you can request hard copies for yourself, your family, school and any of your treating clinicians.
IDFA Publications
IDFA Lifestyle Series: Fatigue and PID
IDFA Lifestyle Series: Nutrition and the Immune System
IDFA Secondary Immune Deficiencies Booklet
Immunodeficiencies and applying for the NDIS
Immune Deficiency Foundation (America) Publications
IDF Patient & Family Handbook 6th Edition (e-resource only)
IDF Patient & Family Handbook 5th Edition
International Patient Organisation for Primary Immunodeficiencies (IPOPI) Publications
Diagnosis of Primary Immunodeficiencies
How are Primary Immunodeficiencies Classified?
Management After Diagnosis
Treatments for PID’s: a Guide for Patients and their Families
Immunoglobulin Therapy – One Size Doesn’t Fit All
When to give Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy
Plasma-Derived Therapies
SCIg Infusions: A Practical Guide for Patients
Guide for Internal Medicine Specialists
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
A Practical Guide for General Practitioners
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Gastrointestinal disorders
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Respiratory Disorders
Autoimmunity and Autoinflammation
Primary Immunodeficiencies in Adults
Vaccines and Primary Immunodeficiencies
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Allergies
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Infections
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Psychological Management
Stay Healthy! A Guide for Patients and their Families
A Guide for Schools
Moving from Child to Adult Care
Guide for Pulmonologists
(e-resource only)
Guide for Gastrointestinal Specialists
(e-resource only)
Primary Immunodeficiencies and the skin
(e-resource only)
Primary Immunodeficiencies and Cancer
(e-resource only)
Hyper-IgE Syndrome
(e-resource only)
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
(e-resource only)
Guide for Hepatologists
(e-resource only)
Genetic Diagnosis of PID’s
(e-resource only)
APDS – Activated PI3K Delta Syndrome
(e-resource only)
Value of SCID Newborn Screening
CGD – Chronic Granulomatous Disease
CVID – Common Variable Immunodeficiency
Common Variable Immunodeficiency Management
Targeted Therapies for PID
XLA – X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
SCID – Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
WAS – Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Hyper IgM Syndrome
Essentials for PID Diagnosis
Other Publications
Our Immune System by S. LeBien
10 Warning Signs Poster
AusPIPS: About Immunoglobulin Brochure
IDFA Overview