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Table 1 Characteristics of previously reported cases of listeriosis associated with alemtuzumab reported until February March 3, 2017

From: Listeria monocytogenes infection associated with alemtuzumab – - a case for better preventive strategies

Source (reference)

Type of listeriosis

Gender

Indication

Number of infusions

Days from first infusion to onset

Outcome

VigiBase 2017 (3)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

Unknown

Unknown

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

8

Recovering

VigiBase 2016 (3)a

Listeriosis

Male

Not reported

Unknown

Unknown

Died

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

3

5

Recovered

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Unknown

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

17

Unknown

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Unknown

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

23

Unknown

Sanofi Genzyme, data on file

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Meningoencephalitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

7

Died

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

17

Recovered

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Unknown

Female

Multiple sclerosis

3

8

Recovered

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Unknown

Unknown

Multiple sclerosis

5

9

Unknown

VigiBase 2016 (3)

Septicaemia

Female

Multiple sclerosis

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown

VigiBase 2015 (3)

Unknown

Male

Multiple sclerosis

5

9

Recovered

VigiBase 20 14 (3)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

1

Not recovered

Rau 2015 (4)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

6

Recovered

Rau 2015 (4)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

5

8

Recovered

Wray 2009 (5)

Meningitis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

3

19

Recovered

Ohm 2009 (6)

Sepsis

Female

Multiple sclerosis

3

13

Not recovered

VigiBase 2010

Meningitis

Male

Unknown

NA

Unknown

Not recovered

VigiBase 2009 (3)

Unknown

Female

B cell lymphoma

NA

Unknown

Died

VigiBase 2010 (3)

Sepsis

Male

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

NA

Unknown

Unknown

VigiBase 2011

Unknown

Unknown

Chronic lymphocytic leukemia

NA

Unknown

Unknown

  1. aNo information about the indication for treatment, type of listeriosis or number of infusions is provided at VigiBase for this case
  2. Information in VigiBase comes from a variety of sources, and the likelihood that the suspected adverse reaction is drug-related is not the same in all cases. The information does not represent the opinion of the World Health Organization (3)