Table 1. Mortality or case fatality rate of mucormycosis in different case studies around the globe.
Study number |
Case fatality rate or mortality rate |
References |
1 |
Overall 64% (11/17) |
[64] |
2 |
Overall 54% (501/929) - 96% of patients died with disseminated mucormycosis. - 85% with gastrointestinal mucormycosis, and - 76% with pulmonary mucormycosis - 46% with sinus infection |
[39] |
3 |
32% (19/60) - 36% of patients were immunocompromised. - 22% were immunocompetent. - 18% of patients treated with Liposomal Amphotericin B (L-AMB). |
[40] |
4 |
11.5% (61/531) - 47.8% of patients with haematologic malignancies, and - 36.4% with bone marrow transplantation. |
[65] |
5 |
65% (20/31) |
[66] |
6 |
53% (10/19) - 75% of patient receiving antifungal treatment alone, and - 14% receiving a combined treatment (antifungal and surgery). |
[67] |
7 |
47% (108/230) - 76% of patients with Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) - 58% with disseminated mucormycosis - 56% with pulmonary mucormycosis - 52% with haematologic malignancies - 44% with diabetes. |
[30] |
8 |
44% (44/101) - 25% of patient with rhinocerebral mucormycosis, - 79% with disseminated mucormycosis - 48% with pulmonary mucormycosis, and - 22% with cutaneous mucormycosis. |
[31] |