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. 2021 Sep 21;56(12):3032–3041. doi: 10.1038/s41409-021-01462-z

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate prognostic analyses for overall survival.

Univariate analyses Multivariate analysis
Parameters N HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Age at allogeneic HSCT 147 1.03 (1.01–1.04) 0.0005 1.28 (1.11–1.48) 0.00089
Age at RSV infection
 >25 years 106 4.71 (1.88–11.85) 0.001
 >40 years 78 1.7 (0.97–2.98) 0.064
Allogeneic HSCT
 <6 months prior 68 1.26 (0.73–2.16) 0.40
 <1 month prior 19 0.61 (0.24–1.55) 0.30
Sex (F) 56 1.14 (0.66–1.97) 0.64
Lymphoproliferative disease 35 1.58 (0.89–2.82) 0.12
Stem cell source
 Peripheral blood stem cells 116 1.00
 Bone marrow 15 0.58 (0.21–1.62) 0.30
 Umbilical cord blood 16 0.63 (0.25–1.58) 0.32
Myeloablative conditioning regimen 59 0.44 (0.24–0.81) 0.008
Whole-body irradiation 61 0.92 (0.53–1.59) 0.77
Antithymocyte globulina 73 1 (0.58–1.7) 0.99
B cell depletionb 14 1.71 (0.77–3.79) 0.19
Coinfection 58 0.96 (0.5–1.67) 0.90
 Viral 38 0.9 (0.48–1.68) 0.73
 Bacterial 23 0.92 (0.43–1.95) 0.82
Site of infection
 LRTI 1.00
 URTI 94 0.74 (0.43–1.27) 0.28
Nosocomial RSV infection 11 0.21 (0.03–1.54) 0.12
Leukocytes > 2 × 109/l 127 0.87 (0.41–1.84) 0.71
ALC > 0.5  × 109/l 95 0.77 (0.44–1.33) 0.34
ALC ≤ 0.2 × 109/l 21 0.78 (0.35–1.73) 0.54
ALC ≤ 0.1 × 109/l 12 0.36 (0.1–1.25) 0.11
ANC > 0.5 × 109/l 131 1.6 (0.58–4.45) 0.37
ANC ≤ 0.5  × 109/l 16 0.62 (0.22–1.73) 0.37
Hypogammaglobulinemia ≤6.5g/l 73 1.65 (0.96–2.86) 0.072
Hypogammaglobulinemia ≤4.5g/l 38 1.28 (0.63–2.62) 0.49
No immunosuppressive treatment 25 0.69 (0.32–1.46) 0.33
No acute GVHD grade ≥2 or treated 117 0.49 (0.27–0.88) 0.018
Bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome 19 1.06 (0.48–2.35) 0.89
Corticosteroid therapy in the prior 30 days 71 2.9 (1.63–5.15) 0.0003
Anti-RSV treatmentb 45 0.89 (0.49–1.6) 0.69
SID score
 Low (MID) 15 1.00
 Moderate (SID) 36 1.62 (0.52–5.02) 0.41
 High (verySID) 96 1.77 (0.63–4.98) 0.28
ISI
 Low 62 1.00
 Moderate 77 1.34 (0.77–2.35) 0.30
 High 8 0.27 (0.04–2.02) 0.20

CI confidence interval, HSCT haematologic stem cell transplantation, GVHD graft-versus-host disease, RSV respiratory syncytial virus, SID score severe immunodeficiency score, MID moderate immunodeficiency, SID severe immunodeficiency, ISI immunodeficiency scoring index, ALC absolute lymphocyte count, ANC absolute neutrophil count, URTI upper respiratory tract infection, LRTI lower respiratory tract infection.

aat the time of conditionning.

bAll patient received rituximab (10 patients within the three months prior to RSV infection and four patients between four months and six months prior to RSV infection).