Table 2.

Factors associated with progression from parainfluenza virus-3 upper respiratory infections to lower respiratory tract infections among allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients in multivariable analysis

CovariateOdds ratio95% CIP
Donor CMV serostatus    
 Negative 1.0 — — 
 Positive 2.1 1.0-4.6  .06 
Corticosteroid dose    
 None 1.0 — — 
 Less than 1 mg/kg/d 2.8 0.8-9.9  .10  
 1 − less than 2 mg/kg/d 8.6 2.6-27.8  .0003  
 At least 2 mg/kg/d 19.8 5.2-74.6 < .0001 
CovariateOdds ratio95% CIP
Donor CMV serostatus    
 Negative 1.0 — — 
 Positive 2.1 1.0-4.6  .06 
Corticosteroid dose    
 None 1.0 — — 
 Less than 1 mg/kg/d 2.8 0.8-9.9  .10  
 1 − less than 2 mg/kg/d 8.6 2.6-27.8  .0003  
 At least 2 mg/kg/d 19.8 5.2-74.6 < .0001 

Not significant: patient/donor age, donor type, patient CMV serostatus, disease risk, receipt of total body irradiation, engraftment status, graft-versus-host disease.

CMV indicates cytomegalovirus; CI, confidence interval.

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