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Table 5 Serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid galactomannan and 1,3-β-d-glucan in patients categorised as having proven and putative aspergillosis or Aspergillus colonisation

From: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in cirrhotic patients: analysis of a 10-year clinical experience

 

All

Proven/putative aspergillosis (n = 17)

Aspergillus colonisation (n = 43)

p value

Positive serum galactomannan

14/42

10/12 (83%)

4/30 (13%)

< 0.001

Positive BAL galactomannan

3/11

3/5 (60%)

0/6 (0%)

0.06

Serum 1,3-β-d-glucan > 80 pg/ml

12/23

6/8 (75%)

6/13 (46%)

0.36

  1. Numbers of patients with a positive measurement/numbers of patients with measurement performed