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. 2020 Jun 3;81(2):e132–e135. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2020.05.075

Table 2.

Characteristic and outcomes of patients with immunosupression.

Mean value all ID patientsn=80 Solid tumorn=42 Hematological malignancyn=20 Non neoplastic immunodeficiencyn=18 P value
Signs and symptoms at baseline
Temperature°C 37.7 (± 1.11) 37.7 (± 1.09) 37.6 (± 1.15) 37.5 (± 1.11) 0.8535
Fever 65 (81) 36 (85) 15 (75) 14 (77) 0.5475
Respiratory rate 21.8 (± 6.58) 19.8 (± 4.51) 24.8 (± 10.9) 23.7 (± 5.05) 0.0618
Sao2 93.9 (± 2.69) 94 (± 2.60) 93.7 (±3.30) 93.9 (± 2.31) 0.0938
Cough 58 (72) 33 (78) 14 (70) 11 (61) 0.3660
Shortness of breath 28 (35) 16 (38) 5 (25) 7 (38) 0.555
Abnormal auscultation 49 (61) 25 (59) 12 (60) 12 (66) 0.8657
Digestive symptoms (nausea/vomiting/diarrhea). 24 (30) 11 (26) 6 (30) 7 (38) 0.6165
Fatigue/syncope 50 (62) 34 (80) 11 (55) 15 (83) 0.0571
Biological status at baseline
Hb 11.9 (± 2.18) 11.9 (±2.06) 10.7 (±1.94) 12.8 (±2.19) 0.0093
GB 11.7 (± 21.7) 6.24 (± 3.44)* 26.0 (± 39.7)# 7.36 (± 3.77) 0.0061
Ly 4.35 (± 19.6) 0.947(±0.485) 14.5 (±38.6) 1.05 (±0.454) 0.0352
ASAT 57.5 (48.8) 51.5(±33.5) 49.6 (±48.3) 73.7 (±68.9) 0.2177
ALAT 41.4 (± 63.1) 36.3 (±26.2) 35.8 (±36.5) 58.6 (±115) 0.3681
LDH 366 (± 181) 316 (±122) 352 (±233) 448 (±197) 0.0475
Bilirubin 8.42 (± 3.85) 8.55 (±4.10) 8.24 (±3.55) 8.33(±3.53) 0.9575
creatinine 108 (± 113) 119(±146) 89.4(±38.9) 96.0 (±56.2) 0.5799
CRP 101 (± 84.2) 98.1(±82.2) 106(±90.1) 103(±82.3) 0.9398
Ferritin 1607 (± 1774) 1470(±1628) 2597(±2744) 1371(±997) 0.0929
Fibrinogen 6.10 (± 1.53) 6.14(±1.33) 5.87(±1.87) 6.13(±1.57) 0.8467
D-dimer 2060 (± 1873) 1960(±1377) 2512(±2569) 1415(±1412) 0.3092
lactate 1.70 (±0.922) 1.65(±0.774) 1.74(±1.41) 1.75(±0.734) 0.9497
PaO2/FiO2 318(±90.5) 316.29 (±84) 309.22(±131) 316.40 (±89) 0.9755
Treatment
Steroids before admission 16 (20) 4 (9) 2 (10) 10 (55) 0.0001
Antibiotic 50 (62) 27 (64) 12 (60) 11 (61) 0.9393
Anticoagulation therapy 56 (70) 31 (73) 13 (65) 12 (66) 0.7321
Hydroxychloroquine 9 (11) 4 (9) 1 (5) 4 (22) 0.2146
Radiological findings
CT-scan 47 (58) 21(50) 14 (70) 12 (66) 0.2421
Covid-19 pattern on CT-scan 34 (42) 16 (38) 11 (55) 7 (38) 0.4256
Extended lesions on CT-scan 18 (22) 6 (14) 5 (25) 7 (38) 0.1070
Pulmonary embolism 6 (7) 3 (7) 1 (5) 2 (11) 0.7686
Diagnosis of pneumonia 64 (80) 34 (80) 14 (70) 16 (88) 0.3391
0utcomes
ARDS 33 (41) 17 (40) 7 (35) 9 (50) 0.6372
ICU admission 12 (15) 3 (7) 5 (25) 4 (22) 0.1143
Death 19 (23) 8 (19) 6 (30) 5 (27) 0.5754
Poor outcome 31 (38) 11 (26) 11 (55) 9 (50) 0.0823

p < 0.05 vs patients with hematological malignancy

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p < 0.05 vs patients with non-neoplastic immunodeficiency

Abbreviations: Sa02: saturation of arterial blood with oxygen, Hb: hemoglobin, GB: white count cells, Ly: lymphocytes counts