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. 2020 Oct 1;15(10):e0240217. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240217

Table 2. Patient characteristics.

Patients 32
Male sex 15 (46.9%)
Primary disease
    Inflammatory bowel disease 12 (37.5%)
    Rheumatic disease 10 (31.3%)
    Kidney transplant 4 (12.5%)
    Liver transplant 3 (9.4%)
    Hepatic disease 2 (6.3%)
    IgA nephropathy 1 (3.1%)
Number of vaccinations 64
    MR vaccine 22 (34.4%)
    Varicella vaccine 28 (43.8%)
    Mumps vaccine 14 (21.9%)
Number of initial vaccinations 57
    MR vaccine 21 (36.8%)
    Varicella vaccine 23 (40.4%)
    Mumps vaccine 13 (22.8%)
Age at vaccination (y) 5 (1–25)
CD4 cell count at vaccination (/mm3) 1104.9±414.7
PHA stimulation index at vaccination 321.4±165.2
Serum IgG at vaccination (mg/dL) 932.8±409.6
Immunosuppressive agents at vaccination
    Calcineurin inhibitors (CsA, Tac) 7 (10.9%)
    Antimetabolite agents (MMF, MZR, AZP, EVR, MTX) 41 (64.1%)
    Calcineurin inhibitors + antimetabolite agents 13 (20.3%)
    Two antimetabolite agents 3 (4.7%)
Steroid use at vaccination 33 (51.6%)

Data were shown as number (%), mean ± standard deviation or median (range).

MR, measles and rubella; PHA, phytohemagglutinin; CsA, cyclosporine; Tac, tacrolimus; MMF, mycophenolate mofetil; MZR, mizoribine; AZP, azathioprine; EVR, everolimus; MTX, methotrexate.