Table 2 Characteristics of CSRV by screening period in patients with positive PCR.

From: Common seasonal respiratory virus infections in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic

 

P1

P2

P3

P-value

PCR+ episodes, n (%)

115 (38.3)

145 (48.3)

40 (13.3)

P < 0.001

Median days from allo-HSCT to CSRV (range)

260 (−8 to 4766)

275 (−7 to 3993)

473 (−4 to 5422)

P = 0.015

Flu vaccination, n (%)

24 (20.9)

66 (45.5)

21 (52.5)

P < 0.001

IgG mg/dL, median (range)

577 (109–1350)

662 (0–14100)

702 (220–1716)

ns

Immunoglobulin support, n (%)

15 (13)

19 (13.1)

7 (17.5)

ns

HLA mismatched donor/recipient, n (%)

45 (39.1)

51 (35.2)

12 (30)

ns

Age ≥ 40, n (%)

71 (61.7)

115 (79.3)

31 (77.5)

P = 0.005

MAC regimen, n (%)

72 (62.6)

70 (48.3)

23 (57.5)

ns

ALC < 0.5 × 10e9/mL, n (%)

27 (23.5)

28 (19.3)

6 (15)

ns

ANC < 0.5 × 10e9/mL, n (%)

5 (4.3)

9 (6.2)

0 (0)

ns

Active GvHD, n (%)

57 (49.6)

65 (44.8)

15 (37.5)

ns

Under IST, n (%)

75 (65.2)

95 (65.5)

22 (55)

ns

Corticosteroids, n (%)

30 (26.1)

32 (22.1)

6 (15)

ns

ISI (Low-moderate-high risk), n (%)

48–57–10 (41.7–49.6–8.7)

51–84–8 (35.2–57.9–5.5)

13–23–0 (35–62.5–0)

ns

Antibiotic therapy, n (%)

82 (71.4)

105 (72.4)

30 (75)

ns

Fever (>37.8 °C), n (%)

47 (40.9)

62 (42.8)

20 (50)

ns

URTD, n (%)

111 (96.5)

142 (97.9)

33 (82.5)

P < 0.001

LRTD, n (%)

55 (47.8)

39 (26.9)

15 (37.5)

P = 0.002

CSRV co-infection, n (%)

25 (21.7)

24 (16.6)

2 (5)

P = 0.051

Hospitalization, n (%)

39 (34)

34 (23.4)

10 (25)

 

Day-90 all-cause mortality, n (%)

2 (1.8)

2 (1.4)

5 (12.5)

P = 0.001

Median follow-up after CSRV, days (range)

720 (14–950)

426 (7–580)

138 (5–224)

P < 0.001

  1. CSRV common seasonal respiratory virus, +PCR positive polymerase chain reaction, allo-HSCT allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, IgG immunoglobulin G, HLA major histocompatibility complex/human leukocyte antigen, MAC myeloablative, GvHD graft versus host disease, IST immunosuppressive therapy, ISI immunodeficiency scoring index, URTD upper respiratory tract disease, LRTD low respiratory tract disease, Max fever maximum temperature, RCP reactive c protein, ALC absolute lymphocytes count, ANC absolute neutrophil count, P1 period 1, P2 period 2, P3 period 3, ns not significant.