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. 2018 Feb 13;12:295–301. doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S149906

Table 4.

Comparison of infection rates in TCB and PGF groups

TCB (n=86) PGF (n=81) p-value
Overall infections 42 (48.8%) 41 (50.6%) 0.818
 Pneumonia 5 (5.8%) 15 (18.5%) 0.011
 Tuberculosis 1 (1.2%) 4 (4.9%) 0.152
 Wound infection 2 (2.3%) 1 (1.2%) 0.596
 Herpes zoster 13 (15.1%) 10 (12.3%) 0.604
 Cytomegalovirus 17 (19.8%) 19 (23.5%) 0.562
 Fungal infection 6 (7%) 10 (12.3%) 0.239
  Aspergillus 1 (17%) 6 (60%)
  Candida 5 (83%) 4 (40%)
Pneumocystis carinii 2 (2.3%) 1 (1.2%) 0.596
 Pneumonia
 Fever, unknown origin 9 (10.5%) 5 (6.2%) 0.317

Abbreviations: PGF, Prograf; TCB, Tacrobell.