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. 2021 May 4;56(9):2212–2220. doi: 10.1038/s41409-021-01319-5

Table 2.

Characteristics of CSRV by screening period in patients with positive PCR.

P1 P2 P3 P-value
PCR+ episodes, n (%) 115 (38.3) 145 (48.3) 40 (13.3) P < 0.001
Median days from allo-HSCT to CSRV (range) 260 (−8 to 4766) 275 (−7 to 3993) 473 (−4 to 5422) P = 0.015
Flu vaccination, n (%) 24 (20.9) 66 (45.5) 21 (52.5) P < 0.001
IgG mg/dL, median (range) 577 (109–1350) 662 (0–14100) 702 (220–1716) ns
Immunoglobulin support, n (%) 15 (13) 19 (13.1) 7 (17.5) ns
HLA mismatched donor/recipient, n (%) 45 (39.1) 51 (35.2) 12 (30) ns
Age ≥ 40, n (%) 71 (61.7) 115 (79.3) 31 (77.5) P = 0.005
MAC regimen, n (%) 72 (62.6) 70 (48.3) 23 (57.5) ns
ALC < 0.5 × 10e9/mL, n (%) 27 (23.5) 28 (19.3) 6 (15) ns
ANC < 0.5 × 10e9/mL, n (%) 5 (4.3) 9 (6.2) 0 (0) ns
Active GvHD, n (%) 57 (49.6) 65 (44.8) 15 (37.5) ns
Under IST, n (%) 75 (65.2) 95 (65.5) 22 (55) ns
Corticosteroids, n (%) 30 (26.1) 32 (22.1) 6 (15) ns
ISI (Low-moderate-high risk), n (%) 48–57–10 (41.7–49.6–8.7) 51–84–8 (35.2–57.9–5.5) 13–23–0 (35–62.5–0) ns
Antibiotic therapy, n (%) 82 (71.4) 105 (72.4) 30 (75) ns
Fever (>37.8 °C), n (%) 47 (40.9) 62 (42.8) 20 (50) ns
URTD, n (%) 111 (96.5) 142 (97.9) 33 (82.5) P < 0.001
LRTD, n (%) 55 (47.8) 39 (26.9) 15 (37.5) P = 0.002
CSRV co-infection, n (%) 25 (21.7) 24 (16.6) 2 (5) P = 0.051
Hospitalization, n (%) 39 (34) 34 (23.4) 10 (25)
Day-90 all-cause mortality, n (%) 2 (1.8) 2 (1.4) 5 (12.5) P = 0.001
Median follow-up after CSRV, days (range) 720 (14–950) 426 (7–580) 138 (5–224) P < 0.001

CSRV common seasonal respiratory virus, +PCR positive polymerase chain reaction, allo-HSCT allogenic hematopoietic stem cell transplant, IgG immunoglobulin G, HLA major histocompatibility complex/human leukocyte antigen, MAC myeloablative, GvHD graft versus host disease, IST immunosuppressive therapy, ISI immunodeficiency scoring index, URTD upper respiratory tract disease, LRTD low respiratory tract disease, Max fever maximum temperature, RCP reactive c protein, ALC absolute lymphocytes count, ANC absolute neutrophil count, P1 period 1, P2 period 2, P3 period 3, ns not significant.