Table 3.
Distribution of 106 invasive mold infections (IMI) among transplant recipients
| IMI | HSCT1 N=44 (%) |
SOT2 N=62 (%) |
Lung N=21 (%) |
Kidney N=18 (%) |
Liver N=17 (%) |
Heart N=6 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspergillus species | 28 (64.3) | 41 (66.1) | 17 (80.9) | 10 (55.6) | 11 (64.7) | 3 (50.0) |
| A. flavus | 3 (10.7) | 4 (9.8) | 2 (11.8) | 1 (10.0) | 1 (9.1) | 0 |
| A. fumigatus | 18 (64.3) | 27 (65.9) | 10 (58.8) | 9 (90.0) | 6 (54.5) | 2 (66.7) |
| A. niger | 3 (10.7) | 4 (9.8) | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 1 (33.3) |
| A. terreus | 1 (3.6) | 1 (2.4) | 1 (5.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. versicolor | 0 | 1 (2.4) | 0 | 0 | 1 (9.1) | 0 |
| Other3 | 3 (10.7) | 4 (9.8) | 2 (11.8) | 0 | 2 (18.2) | 0 |
| Zygomycetes | 1 (2.3) | 85 (12.9) | 1 (4.8) | 3 (16.7) | 3 (17.5) | 1 (16.7) |
| Rhizopus | 0 | 5 (62.5) | 1 (100) | 1 (33.3) | 2 (66.7) | 1(100) |
| Other4 | 1 | 3 (37.5) | 0 | 2 (66.7) | 1 (33.3) | 0 |
| Fusarium species | 3 (6.8) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 1 (5.6) | 0 | 0 |
| Scedosporium species | 2 (4.5) | 1 (1.6) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.9) | 0 |
| Other5 | 10 (22.7) | 7 (11.3) | 3 (14.3) | 1 (5.6) | 1 (5.9) | 2 (33.3) |
1
Two of 44 patients had an autologous HSCT: one with Scedosporium species and another with other mold infection.
2
Four patients underwent >1 SOTs, and were not included in this Table.
3
Other Aspergillus species were not identified.
4
Other Zygomycetes included: Cunninghamella (n=1), Mucor (n=1), and not speciated Zygomycetes (n=1).
5
Other molds included: Cladosporium (n=1), Paecilomyces species (n=3), Acremonium (n=1), and other not speciated molds (n=12).
HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplant; SOT, solid organ transplant.