Table 2.

First-time alloimmunization by corticosteroid exposure

Exposure GroupNegative
Alloimmunization,
n (%)
Positive
Alloimmunization,
n (%)
Fisher Exact
P Value
Odds Ratio
(95% CI)
No corticosteroids (n = 558)538 (75.99)20 (2.82).0980.181 (0.004–1.149)
Corticosteroids (n = 150)149 (21.05)1 (0.14)