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Table 2 Type and treatment at the time of serious infections

From: Serious infections in ANCA-associated vasculitides in the biologic era: real-life data from a multicenter cohort of 162 patients

  n = 67
Sites and types of infections, n (%)
- Respiratory tract 30 (45%)
- Herpes zoster 16 (24%)
- Gastrointestinal tract 6 (9%)
- Bacteremia 6 (9%)
- Urinary tract 6 (9%)
- ABSSI 2 (3%)
- Other 1 (2%)
Type of treatment at infection, n (%)
- Induction 29 (43%)
- Maintenance 36 (54%)
- No treatment 2 (3%)
Prednisone dose at the time of infection, median (range) 19 (5–30) mg/day
  1. ABSSI acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections, mg milligrams