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. 2018 Apr 27;67(5):687–692. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy175

Table 5.

Infection Risk Analysis: Patients With Versus Those Without Bacterial Infections

Parameter Univariate Comparison
OR (95% CI) P Value
Age 1.02 (.99–1.05) .26
Female sex 1.33 (.58–3.02) .50
CLL as underlying cancer 0.64 (.28–1.43) .27
Ibrutinib daily dose 1.002 (.999–1.004) .25
≥3 Prior treatment regimens 1.611 (.70–3.74) .27
Concurrent antitumor agents other than ibrutinib 0.74 (.18–3.11) .68
Prior fludarabine 0.40 (.04–2.36) .71
Neutropenia 4.24 (1.78–10.11) .001
Lymphopenia 1.47 (.34–6.34) .60
Corticosteroid use 0.60 (.08–4.46) .61
Antimicrobial prophylaxis
 PJP prophylaxis 2.08 (.76–5.66) .15
 Antifungal prophylaxis 1.68 (.23–12.41) .61

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; CLL, chronic lymphocytic leukemia; OR, odds ratio; PJP, Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia.