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Table. 3.

Table. 3.

Factors affecting prescribing of antifungal drugs in patients with aspergillosis

Explanatory variable Prescribing antifungal drugs

aOR P value 95% CI
Diagnosis
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (R)
Other pulmonary aspergillosis 0.233 <0.001 0.176-0.308
Other forms of aspergillosis 0.215 <0.001 0.126-0.366
Unspecified aspergillosis 0.146 <0.001 0.110-0.194
Type of patient care
Inpatients (R)
Outpatients 0.494 <0.001 0.398-0.614
Comorbidity
Respiratory disorders other than cancer and infections (R)
Respiratory infections 1.073 0.664 0.782-1.471
Hematologic malignancies 10.018 <0.001 6.877-14.592
Solid tumors 4.911 <0.001 2.971-8.115
Tuberculosis/post-tuberculosis 1.070 0.835 0.564-2.031
Transplantation recipients 3.134 0.052 0.992-9.902

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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