Table 4.
Baseline immunosuppression characteristics and modification during the infection
Baseline immunosuppression therapy | Overall, n (%) | No modification, n (%) | Reduction, n (%) | Discontinuation, n (%) |
Single agent | ||||
CNIs | 16 (28) | 12 (75) | 2 (12.5) | 2 (12.5) |
Cyclosporine | 3 (5) | 2 (67) | 0 | 1 (33) |
Tacrolimus | 13 (29) | 10 (77) | 2 (15) | 1 (8) |
mTORi | 2 (4) | 1 (50) | 0 | 1 (50) |
Everolimus | 1 (2) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
Sirolimus | 1 (2) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) |
MMF | 2 (3) | 0 | 0 | 1 (100) |
Steroid | 1 (2) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
Two or more agents | ||||
CNIs+MMF | 21 (37) | 7 (33) | 6 (29) | 8 (38) |
CNIs | – | – | 5 | 1 |
MMF | – | – | 1 | 7 |
CNIs+mTORi | 3 (5) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) | 1 (33.3) |
CNIs | – | – | 1 | 0 |
mTORi | – | – | 0 | 1 |
CNIs+steroids | 9 (16) | 1 (11.2) | 4 (44.4) | 4 (44.4) |
CNIs | – | – | 4 | 4 |
Steroids | – | – | 0 | 0 |
CNIs+AZA | 1 (2) | 1 (100) | 0 | 0 |
mTORi +MMF | 2 (3) | 1 (50) | 0 | 1 (50) |
mTOR | – | – | 0 | 1 |
MMF | – | – | 0 | 0 |
AZA, azathioprine; CNIs, calcineurin inihibitors, including cyclosporine and tacrolimus; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; mTORi, mammalian target of rapamycin inhibitor, including sirolimus and everolimus.