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Table 2 Clinical outcomes

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
Composite safety, n (%) 40 (40) 8 (24.2) 19 (55.9) 13 (39.4) 0.028
QTc prolongation following drug initiation, n (%) 28 (28) 4 (12.1) 13 (38.2) 11 (33.3) 0.037
LFT elevation, n (%) 8 (8.0) 2 (6.1) 3 (8.8) 3 (9.1) 0.876
Adverse reaction, n (%) 9 (9) 2 (6.1) 5 (15.2) 2 (6.1) 0.356
Change in QTc, milliseconds 7.5 ± 42.0 − 18.0 ± 37.6 20.5 ± 37.8 22.6 ± 38.6 0.001
Max QTc, milliseconds 464.2 ± 35.1 460.0 ± 29.5 465.4 ± 33.8 467.4 42.2 0.739
Change in ALT, units/L 93.2 ± 393.6 95.1 ± 440.3 105.6 ± 448.5 78.5 ± 281.2 0.964
Change in AST, units/L 192.4 ± 894.7 159.5 ± 717.3 259.2 ± 1226.2 155.4 ± 629.8 0.875
Duration of inpatient therapy, days 12.9 ± 15.3 11.9 ± 11.9 12.6 ± 10.8 14.3 ± 21.5 0.809
Mortality, n (%) 48 (48) 15 (45.5) 16 (47.1) 17 (51.5) 0.878
ICU length of stay, days 12.7 ± 37.1 10.0 ± 15.0 11.1 ± 23.2 17 ± 58.7 0.718
Hospital length of stay, days 32.9 ± 37.4 31.8 ± 25.9 28.2 ± 19.5 38.7 ± 56.7 0.515
30 day readmission, n (%) 29 (42) 8 (34.78) 7 (30.4) 14 (60.9) 0.077
Recurrent infection, n (%) 9 (14.1%) 1 (4.5%) 4 (19.1%) 4 (19.1%) 0.230
Percent change in immunosuppression dose − 46.1 [− 27.8, − 57.8] − 34.3 [− 4.04, − 46.5] − 48.4 [− 35.1, − 65.9] − 46.4 [− 35.1, − 65.9] 0.029