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Table 6 Crude incidence rates of serious skin disorders among current users of oral antifungals

From: Risk of serious skin disorders among users of oral antifungals: a population-based study

Antifungal

Patients

Person-years

Cases

Cumulative incidence per 10,000 patients

Incidence rate per 10,000 person-years

Relative risk* (95% CI)

Fluconazole

26,992

1,927

2

0.7 (0.01–2.7)

10.4 (1.3–37.5)

2.6 (0.3–10.1)

Griseofulvin

4,941

2,158

1

2.0 (0.1–11.3)

4.6 (0.1–25.8)

1.2 (0.03–6.9)

Itraconazole

15,329

1,296

2

1.3 (0.2–4.7)

15.4 (1.9–55.7)

3.9 (0.5–15.0)

Ketoconazole

737

89

0

0.0 (0.0–50.1)

0.0 (0.0–414.3)

0.0 (0.0–109.9)

Terbinafine

13,859

3,596

4

2.9 (0.8–7.4)

11.1 (3.0–28.5)

2.8 (0.7–7.8)

  1. CI = Confidence interval * Incidence rate ratio using non-use person-time as the reference category.