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. 2013 Oct 12;33(8):1310–1316. doi: 10.1007/s10875-013-9952-8

Table III.

Descriptions of mortalities among the SCID study (n = 12)

Age at diagnosis (days) Family history Absolute lymphocyte count (/mm3) Molecular defect Infections Referred for HSCT Received HSCT or enzyme replacement Cause of death
96 Yes 50 ADA None Yes Acute respiratory distress syndrome (presumed infectious)
116 Yes 300 Pneumocystis jiroveci No No Encephalitis (presumed infectious)
191 No 6200 γc-chain Pneumocystis jiroveci Yes Yes GVHD/PTLD
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia
124 1540 None Neurological abnormality
30 Yes 500 ADA Rhodotorula mucilaginosa Yes No Lymphoma
60 680 Influenza A No No H1N1 Influenza A
110 Yes 7900 Escherichia coli bacteremia Yes Yes Respiratory failure
Pseudomonas bacteremia
Adenovirus
30 Yes 1020 γc-chain CMV No No Disseminated CMV, acute neurological event
60 No 200 None Yes No Myeloproliferative syndrome
116 4500 CMV No No CMV pneumonitis, multi-organ failure
120 Yes 1100 MHC Class II RSV, Adenovirus, CMV Yes Not a candidate because of co-morbidities Disseminated CMV, respiratory failure
288 ADA Yes Yes GVHD/PTLD

ADA adenosine deaminase deficiency; GVHD graft-versus-host disease; PTLD post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder; CMV cytomegalovirus; MHC major histocompatibility complex; RSV respiratory syncytial virus