Fig. 1From: Oral candidiasis is a significant predictor of subsequent severe infections during immunosuppressive therapy in anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitisThe proportion of patients who developed severe infection was significantly higher [11 (64.7%) vs 8 (14.8%)] in the OC group than in the non-OC group (P < 0.001). The cumulative probabilities of severe infection within 6, 12, and 24 months were 0.18, 0.33, and 0.49 for the OC group and 0.02, 0.08, and 0.05 for the non-OC group, respectively, that is, significant differences in the occurrence of severe infection were found in the OC and non-OC groups (P < 0.001; Fig. 1)Back to article page