Fig. 4

a BDG levels categorized by fungal cultural results in different types of specimens. **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001. TA = endotracheal aspirate; BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage fluid. b Binary correlation of values of TA BDG and BAL BDG. r = correlation coefficient. Statistical evaluations were performed using the Mann-Whitney U test in A and using Pearson’s correlation coefficient in b