Table 1 Characteristics of included studies and patients
Author/year | Sex | Age | Pathogen | Medical history | Clinical presentation | Treatment | Diagnosis method | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Huang et al. [9] | F | 60 | Rhizomucor pusillus | Bipolar disorder, hypothyroidism, acute liver failure | Fever, leukocytosis | Liposomal amphotericin B | Endotracheal aspirations sample culture | Died |
Yang et al. [10] | F | 46 | NA | NA | Pancoast syndrome, bone destruction of ribs | Posaconazole | CT-guided percutaneous biopsy | Died |
Santos Silva et al. [11] | M | 76 | NA | Repeated urinary infections, PTB | Hemoptysis | Liposomal amphotericin B surgery: middle lobectomy | Lobectomy and histopathological examination | Live |
Wang et al. [12] | M | 31 | NA | NA | Cough, weight loss, nausea, sour regurgitation, dyspnea, hemoptysis | Liposomal amphotericin B | NA | Live |
Persichino et al. [13] | M | 58 | Rhizopus arrhizus | Hepatic cirrhosis | Septic shock, acute hypoxic respiratory failure | Liposomal amphotericin B | Cultures of BALF and swab | Died |
Zubairi et al. [14] | M | 45 | Lichtheimia corymbifera | NA | Cough, fever, dyspnea, hemoptysis, rapid deterioration of both respiratory and renal functions | Amphotericin B, voriconazole | BALF culture | Live |
Hirano et al. [15] | M | 74 | Cunninghamella berthollet | ACO, AAA | Dyspnea, fever | Liposomal amphotericin B | BALF culture | Died |
Grabala et al. [16] | F | 41 | Mucor | NA | Cough, hemoptysis, multisystem organ failure | Caspofungin, amphotericin B | BALF culture | Live |
Yan et al. [17] | F | 55&66 | Mucor | NA | 1 Fever, 2 cough, 2 hemoptysis | 1 Liposomal amphotericin B 1surgery | NA | Live |
Acharya et al. [18] | M | 44 | NA | NA | Fever, cough, dyspnea, chest pain | Amphotericin B deoxycholate | Biopsy | NA |
Koneru et al. [19] | F | 48 | NA | NA | Fever, dyspnea, hypoxemic respiratory failure | Amphotericin B | Autopsy | Died |
Jayakrishnan et al. [20] | M | 26 | Mucor | NA | Vomiting, dyspnea, cough, fever, renal failure | Liposomal amphotericin B | BALF culture | Died |
Sarkar et al. [21] | M | 70 | Mucor | NA | Fever, hemoptysis | Liposomal amphotericin B | CT -guided fine needle aspiration cytology and true cut biopsy | Live |
Lee et al. [22] | M | 52 | NA | COPD, PTB, hepatitis C | Cough | Amphotericin B | Transcutaneous needle biopsy | Live |