Establishment and application of real-time quantitative PCR for diagnosing invasive Aspergillosis via the blood in hematological patients: targeting a specific sequence of Aspergillus 28S-ITS2

Table 3 The diagnostic results of qPCR and EORTC/MSG criteria

Reference standard according to IA category	qPCR (≥25copies/μL)		Total
	Positive	Negative
Positive			22
Proven	4	0
Probable	16	2
Negative			64
Possible	7	12
No IA	10	35
Total	37	49	86

qPCR, real-time qualitative polymerase chain reaction; EORTC/MSG, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group; IA, invasive aspergillosis.

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