Table 3.

Characteristics of patients hospitalized with a discharge diagnosis of pneumocystosis within 6 months after rituximab in adult patients with incident primary AIHA

PatientsAge, ySexComorbiditiesRed blood cell transfusions, nCorticosteroids exposurePneumocystosis prophylaxis Time from rituximab to infection, d30-d all-cause death
Charlson Comorbidity Index score Chronic pulmonary diseaseOn the day of infectionCumulative, d
49 No Yes 55 No 63 No 
61 No Yes 54 No 53 No 
71 No Yes 42 No 56 No 
72 No Yes 56 No 62 No 
74 No Yes 39 No 38 No 
77 No Yes 53 No 59 No 
78 No Yes 32 No 49 No 
78 No Yes 65 No 158 No 
78 Yes Yes 119 No 118 Yes 
10 84 Yes Yes 61 No 91 Yes 
11 84 No Yes 95 No 119 No 
12 86 No Yes 46 No 47 No 
13 87 No Yes 49 No 56 Yes 
14 87 No Yes 103 No 107 Yes 
PatientsAge, ySexComorbiditiesRed blood cell transfusions, nCorticosteroids exposurePneumocystosis prophylaxis Time from rituximab to infection, d30-d all-cause death
Charlson Comorbidity Index score Chronic pulmonary diseaseOn the day of infectionCumulative, d
49 No Yes 55 No 63 No 
61 No Yes 54 No 53 No 
71 No Yes 42 No 56 No 
72 No Yes 56 No 62 No 
74 No Yes 39 No 38 No 
77 No Yes 53 No 59 No 
78 No Yes 32 No 49 No 
78 No Yes 65 No 158 No 
78 Yes Yes 119 No 118 Yes 
10 84 Yes Yes 61 No 91 Yes 
11 84 No Yes 95 No 119 No 
12 86 No Yes 46 No 47 No 
13 87 No Yes 49 No 56 Yes 
14 87 No Yes 103 No 107 Yes 

F, female; M, male.

Adapted for the French national health database by Bannay et al.11 

Number of transfusions between the diagnosis of AIHA and the index date (first infusion of rituximab).

Exposed at least once during the 6 months after the index date (first infusion of rituximab).

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