Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Journal of Isfahan Medical School

Mortality Rate of Mucormycosis and its Risk Factors in Hospitalized Patients in Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, during 2011-2015

Document Type : Original Article (s)

Authors
Somayeh Haghighipour 1
Maryam Samimi 2
Behrooz Ataei 3
Rasoul Mohammadi 4
1 Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center AND Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
2 Student of Medicine, Student Research Committee, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
3 Professor, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center AND Department of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
4 Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine AND Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
10.22122/jims.v35i453.8785
Abstract
Background: Mucormycosis is a rare disease with high mortality rate, especially in immunocompromised patients such as patients with diabetes. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of mucormycosis and its association with mortality rate in patients admitted to Alzahra hospital, Isfahan, Iran.Methods: 55 patients with symptomatic and definitive diagnosis of mucormycosis were enrolled in this retrospective cross-sectional study. Mortality risk factors were evaluated and compared between the dead and survived patients.Findings: Mortality rate was 29.09 percent among the patients and there was a significant relationship between the involved location and the mortality rate (P = 0.02). In addition, the mortality rate was 100% in patients with disseminated infections.Conclusion: The mortality rate in patients with mucormycosis admitted to Alzahra hospital was lower than the rates reported by other studies.
Keywords
Mucormycosis
Mortality rate
Fungal infections
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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 35, Issue 453 - Serial Number 453
September and October 2018
Pages 1526-1531

  • Receive Date 12 September 2017
  • Accept Date 06 April 2022