Table 2.
Number with SABIs | n | 0 |
Number who recorded an infection during study | n (%) | 40 (80·0%) |
*Presumed infectious episodes per subject per year | Mean (s.d.) | 3·28 (3·024) |
Median | 3·07 | |
Range | 0–14·9 | |
n | 50 | |
*Presumed infectious episodes per subject per year | None | 10 (20·0%) |
> 0–< 3 | 13 (26·0%) | |
3–< 5 | 16 (32·0%) | |
5–< 10 | 9 (18·0%) | |
≥ 10 | 2 (4·0%) | |
Sinus infections (subjects) | n (%) | 19 (38·0%) |
Overall upper respiratory tract infections (subjects) | n (%) | 22 (44·0%) |
Lower respiratory tract infections (subjects) | n (%) | 10 (20·0%) |
Urinary tract infections (subjects) | n (%) | 6 (12·0%) |
Gastrointestinal infections (subjects) | n (%) | 9 (18·0%) |
Other infections (subjects) | n (%) | 19 (38·0%) |
SABIs (serious, acute, bacterial infections), defined as bacterial pneumonia, bacteraemia or sepsis, osteomyelitis/septic arthritis, visceral abscess or bacterial meningitis in accordance with regulatory guidance and definitions [6]. ‘Other’ infections were those recorded for four subjects or fewer each.
If the patient recorded a possible infection on their diary card for any day, an infection was presumed whether or not it was confirmed by a health care professional, so the number of ‘presumed infectious episodes’ is a worst case for real infections. s.d.: standard deviation.