Comparisons | IA-related IFIs | IC-related IFIs | All-cause mortality | IFI-related mortality | AEs | Withdrawal due to AEs | Empirical treatment | Successful treatment |
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Compared with fluconazole | ||||||||
 Itraconazole | 0.65 (0.37–1.07) | 0.55 (0.12–1.47) | 1.08 (0.76–1.43) | 0.59 (0.23–1.17) | 2.37 (0.98–5.08) | 2.30 (0.89–5.09) | 1.26 (0.49–2.73) | 1.41 (0.65–3.13) |
 Posaconazole | 0.08 (0.01–0.27) | 26.57 (0.17–68.36) | 0.35 (0.08–0.96) | 1.08 (0.00–5.32) | 1.55 (0.34–4.36) | 6.58 (1.07–18.26) | 0.55 (0.05–2.07) | 1.47 (0.53–3.15) |
 Voriconazole | 0.45 (0.13–1.07) | 202.6 (0.18–42.07) | 0.78 (0.42–1.32) | n.e. | 3.78 (0.96–11.32) | 81.54 (0.04–3.19) | 0.80 (0.23–1.99) | 2.19 (0.83–5.18) |
 Amphotericin B | 1.16 (0.39–2.55) | 0.87 (0.08–2.71) | 1.05 (0.66–1.53) | 0.99 (0.25–2.71) | 4.15 (1.20–12.08) | 6.18 (0.91–11.04) | 0.96 (0.21–2.54) | 0.95 (0.53–1.78) |
 Caspofungin | 0.73 (0.10–2.47) | 20.85 (0.02–12.12) | 1.03 (0.24–2.83) | 2.51 (0.09–12.74) | 1.37 (0.11–5.42) | 6.30 (0.11–5.02) | 1.67 (0.19–5.47) | 1.89 (0.40–5.38) |
 Micafungin | 1.27 (0.25–3.94) | 1.41 (0.00–8.44) | 0.84 (0.34–1.85) | 0.67 (0.02–3.04) | 0.12 (0.00–0.61) | n.e. | n.e. | 2.53 (0.81, 5.80) |
 Placebo | 1.36 (0.60–2.66) | 3.30 (0.77–8.54) | 1.17 (0.81–1.6) | 1.80 (0.62–3.86) | 0.02 (0.00–0.03) | 2.16 (0.79–4.86) | 1.85 (0.54–4.77) | 1.01 (0.55–2.02) |
Compared with itraconazole | ||||||||
 Posaconazole | 0.13 (0.01–0.44) | 254.7 (0.34–210.7) | 0.33 (0.07–0.94) | 2.44 (0.00–10.53) | 0.73 (0.14–2.21) | 7.20 (0.48–9.10) | 0.56 (0.04–2.22) | 1.24 (0.28–3.03) |
 Voriconazole | 0.72 (0.20–1.75) | 508.9 (0.38–122.2) | 0.73 (0.43–1.17) | n.e. | 1.75 (0.42–5.19) | 21.0 (0.02–1.40) | 0.67 (0.23–1.51) | 1.58 (0.77–2.79) |
 Amphotericin B | 1.88 (0.59–4.28) | 2.14 (0.18–7.41) | 0.99 (0.62–1.49) | 1.89 (0.43–5.75) | 1.91 (0.53–5.66) | 2.10 (0.52–4.22) | 0.79 (0.22–1.83) | 0.73 (0.37–1.25) |
 Caspofungin | 1.17 (0.16–4.04) | 256.1 (0.07–23.31) | 0.96 (0.23–2.59) | 4.26 (0.19–21.65) | 0.70 (0.04–2.90) | 1.08 (0.06–1.93) | 1.58 (0.13–5.89) | 1.20 (0.37–2.94) |
 Micafungin | 2.12 (0.36–6.92) | 6.64 (0.01–22.84) | 0.80 (0.29–1.86) | 1.43 (0.04–6.53) | 0.06 (0.00–0.29) | n.e. | n.e. | 2.12 (0.43–5.55) |
 Placebo | 2.18 (0.94–4.36) | 8.27 (1.51–26.57) | 1.11 (0.73–1.59) | 3.39 (1.07–8.30) | 0.01 (0.00–0.02) | 1.01 (0.42–2.02) | 1.54 (0.55–3.52) | 0.77 (0.42–1.34) |
Compared with posaconazole | ||||||||
 Voriconazole | 15.07 (1.09–76.67) | 189.5 (0.02–46.78) | 3.34 (0.67–10.58) | n.e. | 3.77 (0.49–14.80) | 625.1 (0.01–1.08) | 4.33 (0.24–16.63) | 1.88 (0.44–5.71) |
 Amphotericin B | 38.32 (2.97–184.9) | 0.94 (0.00–5.56) | 4.49 (1.04–13.86) | 136.8 (0.13–579.6) | 4.38 (0.61–16.00) | 19.4 (0.12–4.10) | 12.71 (0.24–19.62) | 0.81 (0.25–2.23) |
 Caspofungin | 24.43 (0.98–139.1) | 6.18 (0.00–11.56) | 4.34 (0.54–16.84) | 504.4 (0.10–1102.0) | 1.59 (0.06–6.46) | 2.66 (0.02–1.59) | 86.88 (0.25–37.39) | 1.73 (0.23–5.55) |
 Micafungin | 41.39 (2.43–212.8) | 0.73 (0.00–4.27) | 3.23 (0.85–9.95) | 18.94 (0.13–90.85) | 0.07 (0.00– –0.37) | n.e. | n.e. | 1.89 (0.65–4.35) |
 Placebo | 44.78 (4.08–218.0) | 3.67 (0.03–19.83) | 4.98 (1.16–15.28) | 247.5 (0.7–1074.0) | 0.02 (0.00–0.03) | 0.95 (0.09–2.10) | 10.07 (0.59–39.75) | 0.86 (0.27–2.47) |
Compared with voriconazole | ||||||||
 Amphotericin B | 3.42 (0.66–10.49) | 1.30 (0.01–4.60) | 1.45 (0.71–2.56) | n.e. | 1.35 (0.36–3.87) | 14.84 (1.40–48.77) | 1.38 (0.33–3.58) | 0.50 (0.22–1.01) |
 Caspofungin | 2.19 (0.20–9.42) | 5.68 (0.00–11.71) | 1.41 (0.31–3.99) | n.e. | 0.53 (0.02–2.33) | 72.68 (0.13–27.56) | 3.44 (0.20–11.09) | 0.85 (0.21–2.45) |
 Micafungin | 3.95 (0.47–14.71) | 1.89 (0.00–7.79) | 1.18 (0.37–2.91) | n.e. | 0.05 (0.00–0.23) | n.e. | n.e. | 1.47 (0.27–4.18) |
 Placebo | 3.99 (0.97–1.77) | 3.81 (0.05–17.34) | 1.62 (0.82–2.84) | n.e. | 0.005 (0.00–0.01) | 18.98 (0.65–40.86) | 2.81 (0.72–7.96) | 0.54 (0.23–1.14) |
Compared with amphotericin B | ||||||||
 Caspofungin | 0.79 (0.08–3.19) | 60.34 (0.04–32.83) | 1.02 (0.23–3.09) | 4.69 (0.09–18.36) | 0.51 (0.02–1.91) | 0.92 (0.03–1.78) | 2.89 (0.17–11.45) | 1.89 (0.46–4.99) |
 Micafungin | 1.41 (0.19–5.25) | 6.90 (0.01–21.80) | 0.84 (0.30–1.96) | 1.01 (0.02–5.01) | 0.04 (0.00–0.19) | n.e. | n.e. | 2.95 (0.71–7.23) |
 Placebo | 1.45 (0.39–4.01) | 8.07 (0.83–33.43) | 1.15 (0.71–1.77) | 2.47 (0.53–7.03) | 0.004 (0.00–0.01) | 0.79 (0.22–1.79) | 2.36 (0.76–6.55) | 1.10 (0.65–1.83) |
Compared with caspofungin | ||||||||
 Micafungin | 3.43 (0.23–15.46) | 38.0 (0.00–45.54) | 1.21 (0.20–4.19) | 1.78 (0.01–8.50) | 0.66 (0.00–1.35) | n.e. | n.e. | 2.43 (0.28–7.80) |
 Placebo | 3.56 (0.44–13.41) | 185.0 (0.19–117.2) | 1.66 (0.39–4.83) | 3.78 (0.11–18.72) | 0.05 (0.00–0.42) | 38.59 (0.40–17.52) | 2.96 (0.22–11.86) | 0.87 (0.22–2.37) |
Compared with micafungin | ||||||||
 Placebo | 1.79 (0.27–5.89) | 435.6 (0.27–743.0) | 1.67 (0.59–3.60) | 15.13 (0.42–75.43) | 1.39 (0.00–1.52) | n.e. | n.e. | 0.53 (0.15–1.60) |