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. 2017 Apr 18;17:283. doi: 10.1186/s12879-017-2381-1

Table 6.

Risk factors for mortality of renal transplant recipients with mucormycosis

Variable OR (95% CI) P
Extent of infection
 Localized Reference
 Disseminated 5.41(2.04–14.37) 0.001
Organism
Rhizopus spp. Reference
 Other organisms >0.1
Diabetes
 No Reference
 Diabetes 0.43(0.20–0.89) 0.02
Antifungal therapy
 None Reference
 Amphotericin B deoxycholate 0.30 (0.09–0.97) 0.04
 Lipid amphotericin B 0.10(0.03–0.33) <0.001
 Posaconazole alone and combined with other antifungals 0.02(0.00–0.22) <0.01
Surgery
 Surgery as primary therapy Reference
 Without surgery therapy 5.83(2.68–12.70) <0.001