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Table 2 Types of infection and infectious pathogen observed

From: The risk of infections in hematologic patients treated with rituximab is not influenced by cumulative rituximab dosage - a single center experience

Type/localization of infection

n

Infections CTC grade 1&2

Infections CTC grade 3&4

FUO

37

0

37

Upper respiratory tract infections

14

3

11

Urinary tract infections

16

10

6

Pneumonia

18

0

18

Bronchitis

10

6

4

Herpes zoster

10

3

7

Herpes labialis

5

3

2

Sepsis/bacteremia

10

0

10

GI-tract infections

6

2

4

Mucocutaneus candidiasis

2

1

1

Erysipel

2

0

2

Sinusitis

2

0

2

Cerebral aspergillosis

1

0

1

Other

4

2

2

Infectious agent

   

Viral infections

19

  

  Varicella Zoster

10

3

7

 Herpes simplex

6

3

3

 Cytomegaly

1

0

1

 Norovirus

2

1

1

Fungal infections

6

  

 Aspergillus spp.

2

0

2

 Candida spp.

4

1

3

Bacterial infections

32

  

 Escherichia coli

6

4

2

 Campylobacter

1

0

1

 Enterobacter

1

0

1

 Salmonella

1

0

1

 Staphylococcus epidermidis

10

2

8

 Enterococcus spp.

2

0

2

 Clostridium difficile

1

1

0

 Combined#

10

4

6

  1. FUO: Fever of unknow norigin; other: Conjunctivitis, orbital phlegmonia, spondylodiscitis; # = combined infections: Klebsiella pneumonia, Proteus mirabilis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; Strepococcus salivarius, Streptococcus mitis oralis, Corynebacteria spp., Staphylococcus aureus.
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