Characteristics

Number (%)

Mean age ± SD, years (range)

48.5 ± 23.1 (8 mon-87 yr.)

Gender

Male

Female

40 (58.0)

29 (42.0)

Underlying diseasesa

Diabetes mellitus

Malignancy

Leukemia

Lymphoma

Malignant thymoma

Renal diseases

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Chronic granulomatous disease (CGD)

Autoimmune hepatitis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Others: lung transplantation, Kasabach Merritt

Syndrome, aplastic anemia, anemia of chronic disease, Multiple sclerosis

20 (42.6)

6 (12.8)

4 (8.5)

1 (2.1)

1 (2.1)

5 (10.6)

4 (8.5)

3 (6.4)

2 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

5 (10.6)

Predisposing factorsa

Old pulmonary tuberculosis

Corticosteroid

Chemotherapy

17 (53.1)

12 (37.5)

3 (9.4)

Specimensa

Lungs

Bronchioalveolar lavage (BAL)

Sputum

Tissue

Sinus

Pus

Tissue

Central nervous system

Tissue

Skin

Pus

43 (62.3)

3

11

29

19 (27.5)

2

17

6 (8.7)

6

1 (1.4)

1

Length of stay ± SD, days (range)

26.9 ± 34.7 (1 - 137)

Wards

Medicine, general

Medicine, intensive care unit (ICU)

Surgery

Eye Nose Throat (ENT)

Pediatrics, general

Pediatrics, intensive care unit (ICU)

Orthopedics

25 (36.2)

11 (15.9)

11 (15.9)

10 (14.5)

8 (11.6)

3 (4.3)

1 (1.4)