Documented infections and febrile episodes during 12 weeks after initiation of treatment
. | G-CSF− group . | G-CSF+ group . | P . |
---|---|---|---|
n | 47 | 48 | — |
No. of patients with documented infections*; severe infection, grade 3 or 4 | 19; 5 | 28; 8 | .07; .30 |
Accumulated number of infectious events† | 31 | 39 | .07 |
Bacteremia | 5 | 7 | — |
Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | — |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 5 | 6 | — |
Intestinal infection | 2 | 4 | — |
Urinary tract infection | 1 | 0 | — |
Genital infection | 0 | 2 | — |
Cellulitis | 1 | 2 | — |
Herpes zoster | 1 | 0 | — |
Herpes simplex | 2 | 4 | — |
Fungal infection | 0 | 3 | — |
Gingivitis | 1 | 0 | — |
Fever of unknown origin | 12 | 8 | — |
Febrile days over 38°C, median no. (range) | 4 (1-17) | 4 (1-38) | .83 |
Death due to infection, no. patients | 0 | 2 | .25 |
. | G-CSF− group . | G-CSF+ group . | P . |
---|---|---|---|
n | 47 | 48 | — |
No. of patients with documented infections*; severe infection, grade 3 or 4 | 19; 5 | 28; 8 | .07; .30 |
Accumulated number of infectious events† | 31 | 39 | .07 |
Bacteremia | 5 | 7 | — |
Pneumonia | 1 | 3 | — |
Upper respiratory tract infection | 5 | 6 | — |
Intestinal infection | 2 | 4 | — |
Urinary tract infection | 1 | 0 | — |
Genital infection | 0 | 2 | — |
Cellulitis | 1 | 2 | — |
Herpes zoster | 1 | 0 | — |
Herpes simplex | 2 | 4 | — |
Fungal infection | 0 | 3 | — |
Gingivitis | 1 | 0 | — |
Fever of unknown origin | 12 | 8 | — |
Febrile days over 38°C, median no. (range) | 4 (1-17) | 4 (1-38) | .83 |
Death due to infection, no. patients | 0 | 2 | .25 |