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Respiatory Viral Infections in Patients with Multiple Myeloma

Completed
Conditions
Multiple Mieloma
Respiratory Viral Infections
Registration Number
NCT06810115
Lead Sponsor
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Brief Summary

Respiratory viruses are known to be a major cause of morbodity in multiple myeloma patients but prospective long-term sudies are lacking. We analysed 219 multiple myeloma patients that had 554 nasopharingeal swabs with 58 documented viral episodes. Respiratory viruses studied were rhinovirus, enterovirus, parainflienza, respirator, syncytial virus, metapneumovirus, coronavirus, bocavirus, influenza A, influenza B. Clinical data were extracted from a prospectively entered database, medical records were reviewed. We have prospectively studiend patients until May 2019 when we gathered survival data. Lastly because of Covid-19 pandemic when almost no other viral infections were isolated, we analysed clinical course of respiratory infections in patients with multiple myeloma after the pandemic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
219
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with multiple myeloma
Exclusion Criteria

Other hematological malignancies

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of respiratory viral infections in patirnts with multiple myeloma1 year
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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