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Table 2 Imaging data corresponding to patients included in the study distributed by diagnostic category; [n (%)]

From: Repeated Aspergillusisolation in respiratory samples from non-immunocompromised patients not selected based on clinical diagnoses: colonisation or infection?

 

Total

Colonised

Aspergillosis

   

Probable

Proven

Probable + Proven

No. patients with chest Rx

244

105

125

14

139

 Infiltrates

134 (54.9)

46 (43.8)

76 (60.8)a

12 (85.7)a

88 (63.3)a

 Nodules

37 (15.2)

13 (12.4)

24 (19.2)

0 (0.0)

24 (17.3)

 Cavitations

21 (8.6)

0 (0.0)

19 (15.2)a

2 (14.3)a

21 (15.1)a

 Pleural effusion

25 (10.2)

7 (6.7)

16 (12.8)

2 (14.3)

18 (12.9)

 Worsening radiological findings

58 (23.8)

7 (6.7)

43 (34.4)a

8 (57.1)a

51 (36.7)a

No. patients with CT Scan

139 (56.7)

49 (46.2)

79 (63.2)a

11 (78.6)a

90 (64.7)a

 Infiltrates

78 (56.1)

19 (39.6)

48 (60.0)a

11 (100)a

59 (64.8)a

 Nodules

56 (40.3)

14 (28.6)

39 (49.4)a

3 (27.3)

42 (46.7)a

 Cavitations

33 (23.7)

5 (10.2)

23 (29.1)a

5 (45.5)a

28 (31.1)a

 Halo sign

4 (2.9)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.8)

1 (9.1)

4 (4.4)

 Air crescent sign

3 (2.2)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.8)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.3)

  1. ap ≤ 0.05 vs. colonised.