Table 2.
Demographic characteristic and underlying conditions of Mucorales bone and joint infections reported between 1978 and 2014.
| Demographic characteristic Total (n = 34) | Number of cases (%) |
| Age (years) | |
| Median (min–max) | 41 (0.5–73) |
| Mean ± SD | 42.8 ± 17.9 |
| Adults | 33 (97) |
| Pediatrics | 1 (3) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 24 (71) |
| Female | 10 (29) |
| Underlying conditions* | |
| Diabetes | 6 (18) |
| Trauma | 7 (21) |
| Prior surgery | 14 (41) |
| Drug user | 2 (6) |
| Alcohol abuse | 1 (3) |
| Chemotherapy | 3 (9) |
| Steroids | 7 (21) |
| Neutropenia | 2 (6) |
| Prosthesis | 1 (3) |
| Immumocompromised | 12 (35) |
| Hematological malignancy | 4 (12) |
| Liver transplant | 1 (3) |
| Renal transplant | 3 (9) |
| BMT | 2 (6) |
| HIV/AIDS (CD4 ≤200/μl) | 2 (6) |
*Some cases have more than one underlying condition.