Table 1.
Demographic characteristics and injury circumstances of combat-injured US service members (2009–2011) by invasive fungal infection case classification
| Characteristics | Proven (N = 27) | Probable (N = 27) | Proven/probable (N = 54) | Possible/unclassifiable (N = 23) | Possible: negative histopathology* (N = 10) | Unclassifiable: no histopathology† (N = 13) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||||
| Age, years, median (IQR) | 22·6 (21·6–28·7) | 22·4 (21·7–26·6) | 22·6 (21·7–26·9) | 24·2 (21·9–25·4) | 24·3 (23·4–25·1) | 22·7 (20·7–26·5) |
| Enlisted, n (%) | 27 (100) | 24 (88·9) | 51 (94·4) | 21 (91·3) | 9 (90·0) | 12 (92·3) |
| Marine, n (%) | 20 (74·1) | 23 (85·2) | 43 (79·6) | 15 (65·2) | 9 (90·0) | 6 (46·2) |
| Army, n (%) | 6 (22·2) | 2 (7·4) | 8 (14·8) | 5 (21·7) | 0 | 5 (38·5) |
| Injury circumstances/severity, n (%) | ||||||
| Blast injury | 27 (100) | 26 (96·3) | 53 (98·1) | 21 (91·3) | 9 (90·0) | 12 (92·3) |
| Injured on foot patrol | 26 (96·3) | 25 (92·6) | 51 (94·4) | 18 (78·3) | 9 (90·0) | 9 (69·2) |
| Amputations, n (%) | ||||||
| Lower extremity | 21 (77·8) | 15 (55·6) | 36 (66·7) | 14 (60·9) | 8 (80·0) | 6 (46·2) |
| Upper extremity | 1 (3·7) | 0 | 1 (1·9) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Both upper/lower extremities | 2 (7·4) | 5 (18·5) | 7 (13·0) | 3 (13·0) | 1 (10) | 2 (15·4) |
IQR, Interquartile range.
*
Tissue specimens sent for histopathological analysis and no fungal elements were reported.
†
Tissue specimens were not sent for histopathological analysis.