Research Article

The Diagnosis of Invasive and Noninvasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis by Serum and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Galactomannan Assay

Table 1

Characteristics of patients enrolled in the study.

Total number121 (100%)
Gender
 Male62 (51.2%)
 Female59 (48.8%)
Age
 18–3014 (11.6%)
 31–407 (5.8%)
 41–5012 (9.9%)
 51–6028 (23.1%)
 61–7021 (17.4%)
 71–8024 (19.8%)
 >8015 (12.4%)
 Average age59.3
Basal conditions
 Possessing host factors49 (40.5%)
 COPD11 (9.1%)
 Others61 (50.4%)
Diagnosis of aspergillosis
 Proven IPA1 (0.8%)
 Probable IPA17 (14.0%)
 CNA4 (3.3%)
 ABPA5 (4.1%)
 Possible IPA9 (7.4%)
 Aspergilloma1 (0.8%)
 Others84 (69.4%)