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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)