From: Mucormycosis in renal transplant recipients: review of 174 reported cases
Isolated zygomycetes | Number (%) of all patients | Number of patients who died/total number (%) |
---|---|---|
Mycocladus (Absidia) species | 4 (4.5%) | 2/4(50%) |
Apophysomyces elegans | 5 (5.7%) | 3/5(60%) |
Cunninghamella species | 7 (8.0%) | 2/7(28.6%) |
Mucor species | 12 (13.6%) | 7/12 (58.3%) |
Rhizomucor species | 6 (6.8%) | 3/6 (50%) |
Rhizopus species | 52(59.1%) | 19/52 (36.5%) |
Not speciated | 26 (29.5%) | 7/26 (26.9%) |
Rhizopus oryzae | 18 (20.5%) | 7/18 (38.9%) |
Rhizopus microsporus | 5 (5.7%) | 4/5 (80%) |
Rhizopus rhizopodiformis | 3 (3.4%) | 1/3 (33.3%) |
Other | 2 (2.3%) | 0/2 (0%) |
Total | 88 (100%) | 36/88 (40.9%) |