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Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: Comparative evaluation of isavuconazonium sulfate, voriconazole, and posaconazole for the management of invasive fungal infections in an academic medical center

Characteristic

Total (n = 100)

Isavuconazole (n = 33)

Voriconazole (n = 34)

Posaconazole (n = 33)

P-value

Age, years

55.9 ± 13.7

58.8 ± 14.0

56.9 ± 11.4

52.1 ± 15.1

0.124

Female, n (%)

46 (46)

16 (48.5)

14 (41.2)

16 (48.5)

0.785

Baseline Dialysis, n (%)

7 (7)

3 (9.1)

2 (5.9)

2 (6.1)

0.852

Baseline Serum Creatinine, mg/dL

1.23 ± 0.82

1.57 ± 1.09

0.88 ± 0.42

1.24 ± 0.66

0.002

Primary diagnosis of Oncology, n (%)

62 (62)

17 (51.5)

23 (67.6)

22 (66.7)

0.097

Hematologic Malignancy, n (%)

58 (93.6)

16 (94.1)

22 (95.6)

20 (90.9)

0.806

Primary diagnosis of Solid Organ Transplant, n (%)

26 (26)

14 (42.4)

5 (14.7)

7 (21.2)

0.097

Baseline AST, units/L

27.3 ± 36.0

22.0 ± 17.7

21.9 ± 15.5

36.4 ± 41.8

0.053

Baseline ALT, units/L

26.8 ± 28.2

22.2 ± 22.0

22.5 ± 22.1

37.1 ± 53.3

0.160

Baseline QTc, milliseconds

457 ± 40

478 ± 46

445 ± 29

450 ± 35

0.001

Concurrent echinocandin therapy, n (%)

23 (23)

8 (24.2)

5 (14.7)

10 (30.3)

0.298

Concurrent QTc prolonging medications, n (%)

83 (83)

24 (72.7)

28 (82.35)

31 (93.9)

0.057

Concurrent Immunosuppression, n (%)

52 (52)

20 (60.6)

17 (50.0)

15 (45.4)

0.447

Formal infectious disease team consultation, n (%)

71 (71)

28 (84.8)

20 (58.8)

23 (69.7)

0.055

Indication for use

   Primary, n (%)

58 (58)

10 (30.3)

28 (82.4)

20 (60.6)

< 0.001

   Refractory, n (%)

24 (24)

13 (39.4)

4 (11.8)

7 (21.2)

0.027

   Intolerance, n (%)

16 (16)

9 (27.3)

1 (2.9)

6 (18.2)

0.011

   Other, n (%)

2 (2)

1 (3.0)

1 (2.9)

0 (0)

0.444

Treatment diagnosis

   Zygomycosis, n (%)

8 (8.33)

3 (9.1)

0 (0.0)

5 (15.2)

0.101

   Aspergillosis, n (%)

30 (31.2)

12 (36.4)

10 (33.3)

8 (24.2)

   Empiric treatment, n (%)

58 (60.4)

18 (54.6)

20 (66.7)

20 (60.6)