Volume 29, Number 7—July 2023
CME ACTIVITY - Research
Clinical and Mycologic Characteristics of Emerging Mucormycosis Agent Rhizopus homothallicus
Table 3
Binary logistic regression analysis demonstrating the factors associated with death among patients with rhino-orbital mucormycosis enrolled in a 10-month retrospective study, Chandigarh, India, January–October 2021*
Variable | Survivors | Nonsurvivors | Odds ratio (95% CI) | p value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age, y (+ SD) | 55.8 (+ 12.4) | 49.4 (+ 12.6) | 1.06 (1.03–1.08) | 0.0001 |
Male sex | 124/199 (62.3) | 81/108 (75) | 1.38 (0.75–2.53) | 0.31 |
Intracranial involvement | 4/199 (2) | 12/108 (11.1) | 22.7 (4.03–128.1) | 0.0001 |
Surgery for ROM | 144/173 (83.2) | 64/108 (59.3) | 0.22 (0.11–0.43) | 0.0001 |
R. homothallicus infection | 37/199 (18.6) | 4/108 (3.7) | 0.08 (0.02–0.36) | 0.001 |
*Values are no. patients/no. with data available (%) except as indicated. ROM, rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
1These first authors contributed equally to this article.
2Current affiliation: Dr. B R Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences, Mohali, India.
3Current affiliation: Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi, India.
4Current affiliation: Doodhadhari Burfani Hospital, Haridwar, India.