Diagnostic rate n (%) | Bulpa Criteria | ICU Criteria | EORTC/MSG Criteria |
P value |
|---|
Population one (n = 59) | 20 (33.9) | 10 (16.9) | 4 (6.8) | 0.001* |
Population two (n = 24) | 20 (83.3) | 10 (41.7) | 4 (16.7) | <0.001* |
Population three (n = 18) | 18 (100) | 10 (55.6) | 4 (22.2) | <0.001* |
Population four (n = 5) | 5 (100) | 3 (60) | 1 (20) | 0.036* |
- Note: Population one: all included COPD patients; population two: patients with positive mycological findings; population three: patients with positive lower respiratory tracts (LRTs) isolation; population four: proven IPA patients. The “diagnostic rate” of probable IPA were 33.9%, 16.9% and 6.8% in population one, p = 0.001; 83.3%, 41.7% and 16.7% in population two, p < 0.001; 100%, 55.6% and 22.2% in population three, p < 0.001; 100%, 60% and 20% in population four, p = 0.036. EORTC/MSG European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group; ICU Intensive Care Unit; *: P < 0.05
