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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Lymphoma. 2019 Nov 12;61(3):660–667. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2019.1688323

Table 3.

Infection Outcomes

Infection Type Ruxolitinib naïve (N=73) Ruxolitinib treated (N=202) Total (N=275) P Value
Infection, Yes, N(%) 28 (38.4%) 86 (42.6%) 114 (41.5%) 0.531
Respiratory
 Viral upper respiratory infection 12 (16.4%) 26 (12.8%) 38 (13.8%)
 Pneumonia, bacterial 0 (0%) 12 (5.9%) 12 (4.4%)
 Pneumonia, atypical 0 (0%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.7%)
 Influenza 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
 Pulmonary tuberculosis 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Urinary
 Cystitis 5 (6.8%) 9 (4.4%) 14 (5.1%)
 Pyelonephritis 1 (1.3%) 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%)
Skin and Soft Tissue
 Herpes zoster 2 (2.7%) 8 (3.9%) 10 (3.6%)
Cellulitis 2 (2.7%) 2 (0.9%) 4 (1.5%)
 Herpes simplex virus 0 (0%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.7%)
 Skin abscess 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
 Fungal rash 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Gastrointestinal
 Clostridium difficile 0 (0%) 4 (1.9%) 4 (1.5%)
 Diverticulitis 1 (1.3%) 3 (1.4%) 4 (1.5%)
 Enteritis 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
 Proctitis 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Norovirus 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Oral, Ocular, and Sinuses
 Dental abscess 2 (2.7%) 4 (1.9%) 6 (2.2%)
 Bacterial conjunctivitis 0 (0%) 2 (0.9%) 2 (0.7%)
 Sinusitis 1 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.7%)
 Otitis media 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
 Mucositis 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Miscellaneous
 Bacteremia 1 (1.3%) 3 (1.4%) 4 (1.5%)
 Septic shock (unknown source) 1 (1.3%) 1 (0.4%) 2 (0.7%)
 Osteomyelitis 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
 Lyme disease 0 (0%) 1 (0.4%) 1 (0.4%)
Infection Grade, N(%) 0.813
 1 5 (6.8%) 9 (4.5%) 14 (5.1%)
 2 16 (21.9%) 46 (22.8%) 62 (22.5%)
 3 6 (8.2%) 26 (12.9%) 32 (11.6%)
 4 1 (1.4%) 4 (2.0%) 5 (1.8%)
 5 0 (0.0%) 1 (0.5%) 1 (0.4%)
Hospitalization Secondary to Infection, N(%) 7 (9.6%) 30 (14.9%) 37 (13.5%) 0.259
Documented Recurrent Infection, N(%) 1 (1.4%) 29 (14.4%) 30 (10.9%) 0.002