Table 5. Infectious Complications During the First 90 Days After Pediatric Liver Transplantation: FK 506 Versus Controls.
| FK 506 | Control | |
|---|---|---|
| Total episodes infection | 82 | 100* |
| Episodes/patients | 1.4 | 2.0† |
| Fatal infections | 2 | 7 |
| Bacterial infections | 42 | 60 |
| Fatal | 0 | 3 |
| Bacteremia | 13 | 35 |
| Line-associated | 5 | 22 |
| Other source identified | 3 | 9 |
| Intra-abdominal without bacteremia | 7 | 6 |
| Wound | 4 | 1 |
| Other | 18 | 19 |
| Viral Infections | 33 | 32 |
| Fatal | 1 | 4 |
| CMV | 14 | 13 |
| Adenovirus | 4 | 7 |
| Other | 15 | 12 |
| Fungal | 8 | 10 |
| Fatal | 1 | 0 |
P = .04 by Student's t test for unequal variances.
P < .08 by Fisher's Exact Test.