Table 3.
Frequency and Outcome of Pneumonia Related to Post-Transplant Time in 46a Adult Bone Marrow Transplant Recipients with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
| Time After Transplant |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ≤1 Month (n = 23) | >1 to ≤2 Months (n = 6) | >2 Months (n = 17) | |
| URI | 7 (30%)b | 3 (50%)b | 13 (76%)b |
| Pneumonia | 16 (70%) | 3 (50%) | 4 (24%) |
| Deaths | 10 (63%) | 2 (66%) | 2 (50%) |
URI = upper respiratory illness.
a
All 46 patients presented with a URI; 23 patients subsequently developed pneumonia.
b
5/7, 2/3, and 3/13 patients with URIs were treated pre-emptively with aerosolized ribavirin and intravenous immunoglobulin, with resolution of the illness.