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. 2010 Dec;162(3):510–515. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2249.2010.04247.x

Table 2.

Infections during Gammaplex® therapy

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.