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Table 2 Review of 65 cases with interstitial pneumonia

From: Prophylactic antibiotic treatment with TMP-SMX decreased the incidence of interstitial pneumonia in patients with B-cell lymphoma on chemotherapy

Factor

Number

Age

>  60 years

30 (46.2%)

≤60 years

35 (35.8%)

Sex

Female

23 (35.4%)

Male

42 (64.6%)

ECOG

> 1

3 (4.6%)

≤1

62 (95.4%)

Elevated LDH

YES

29 (44.6%)

NO

36 (55.4%)

Smoking history

YES

23 (35.4%)

NO

42 (64.6%)

Ann Arbor stage

I

12 (18.5%)

II

24 (36.9%)

III

15 (23.1%)

IV

14 (21.5%)

IPI risk (score)

Low (0–1)

34 (52.3%)

Low–high (2–3)

26 (40.0%)

High (4–5)

5 (7.7%)

Diabetes history

YES

12 (18.5%)

NO

53 (81.5%)