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. 2020 Nov 19;49(2):279–280. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2020.11.015

Table 1.

Antifungal use Trends for April and May of 2020

Unit April COVID-19 PD May COVID-19 PD Antifungal Mean April'19-March'20 April'20 April'20 vs mean May'20 May'20 vs mean
(DOT /1000 PD) (DOT /1000 PD) P value (DOT /1000 PD) P value
MICU 156
(28% of total PD)
212
(30% of total PD)
Voriconazole 21 19 .91 0 .10
Posaconazole 6 3 .74 0 .52
Isavuconazonium 17 0 .25 0 .25
Lip. Amphotericin B 7 3 .55 1 .40
Micafungin 46 51 .74 0 .01
PM 280
(64% of total PD)
304
(69% of total PD)
Voriconazole 1 2 .57 0 .61
Posaconazole 0 2 .21 0 .79
Isavuconazonium 2 0 .60 0 .60
Lip. Amphotericin B 2 0 .66 0 .66
Micafungin 8 2 .48 0 .38

DOT, days of therapy; MICU, medical intensive care unit; PD, patient days; PM, progressive medicine unit.