Table 1 Characteristics of Hospitals and Patients
Hospital characteristics | Hospitals with Mucormycosis-related hospitalizations (N = 177) |
Region, n (%) | |
Midwest | 32 (18) |
Northeast | 22 (12) |
South | 80 (45) |
West | 43 (24) |
Bed size range, n (%) | |
< 100 | 3 (2) |
100–199 | 17 (10) |
200–299 | 38 (21) |
300–499 | 60 (34) |
500+ | 59 (33) |
Teaching facility, n (%) | |
No | 102 (58) |
Yes | 75 (42) |
Urban-rural setting, n (%) | |
Urban | 162 (92) |
Rural | 15 (8) |
Patient characteristics | Patients with mucormycosis-related hospitalizations (N = 555) |
Gender, n (%) | |
Female | 205 (37) |
Male | 350 (63) |
Race, n (%) | |
White | 341 (61) |
Black | 73 (13) |
Hispanic | 28 (5) |
Other | 113 (20) |
Age, years, mean (SD) | 51.7 (19.6) |
Age, years, n (%) | |
< 18 | 44 (8) |
18–64 | 351 (63) |
≥ 65 | 160 (29) |
Underlying conditions, n (%) | |
Diabetes | 286 (52) |
Hematological malignancies | 222 (40) |
Other invasive fungal infection | 92 (17) |
Transplant complications | 89 (16) |
Major solid organ transplantation | 82 (15) |
Stem cell transplantation | 63 (11) |
Solid tumor | 36 (6) |
Trauma/burn | 20 (4) |
HIV/AIDS | 10 (2) |