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Background Patients with methylmalonic acidemias (MMAs) and propionic acidemias (PAs) were noticed to suffer recurrent infections with high morbidity and mortality during infections. Neutropenia, impaired phagocytic chemotaxis, low levels of IgG, and depletion of B and T cells in patients with PA and MMA have been previously reported, but relevant studies were limited and based on case reports or...